Choose the right level of validation for your website, your business and the people who trust you. Secure connections begin here.
Enables basic protection for your main domain (for example, www.example.com and example.com).
Recommended for: Personal websites without subdomains. (Most sites do have subdomains.)
Secures your entire website, including subdomains. Most sites use subdomains to run important services like email.
Recommended for: Most personal and non-commercial websites.
Secures your entire website, including subdomains. Most sites use subdomains to run important services like email.
Recommended for: Business and ecommerce websites.
RapidSSL® Certificates help you keep your customers' transactions secure with up to 256-bit data encryption and site authentication. Buy a certificate and speed through enrollment with automated domain control validation. Best of all, our SSL certificates are among the most affordable in the industry. We keep our costs down and pass the savings on to you.
Secure your website fast. GeoTrust® QuickSSL® Premium certificates are one of the quickest ways for you to start protecting online transactions and applications with SSL. With an automatic authentication and issuance process, it takes just minutes to get your QuickSSL Premium SSL certificate. After that, managing and renewing your certificates is a snap. With GeoTrust, you get inexpensive SSL without sacrificing convenience, choice, or reliability.
RapidSSL® Wildcard Certificates help you secure multiple subdomains with one low-cost SSL certificate issued to *.yourdomain.com. Protect your customers' personal data with up to 256-bit encryption. Automated domain control validation makes site authentication a breeze. At RapidSSL, we believe in providing the SSL protection you need at a competitive price.
Secure your domain and all same level subdomains fast. GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard certificates are one of the quickest ways to start protecting all your subdomains on a single certificate. Our automated email authentication process means you get your certificate in minutes. With QuickSSL Premium wildcard certificates, you get unlimited subdomains and on an unlimited number of servers - one certificate that will adapt as your business grows.
Simplify certificate management with the convenience of a Wildcard certificate. GeoTrust® True BusinessID Wildcard certificates allow you to secure multiple subdomains on a single certificate, reducing management time and cost. Whether it's your company's home page or your mail server's hostname, protecting sensitive information is your goal — and it's our goal too.
Business-class SSL—only better. When it comes to selecting SSL security for your business, you have a lot of choices. With GeoTrust, the decision is easy. GeoTrust® True BusinessID SSL certificates let your customers know that your site is trustworthy and that you take their security seriously enough to get your certificate from a globally trusted certificate authority.
Protect your website or email traffic with industrial-strength 2048-bit encryption with a Secure Site SSL Certificate.
With Secure Site Pro SSL offer high-assurance certificate with added features for comprehensive website security.
Make a strong security statement with the green address bar. GeoTrust® True BusinessID with EV (Extended Validation) is our premium business-class SSL security product, visually confirming the highest level of authentication available among SSL certificates. The green bar says it all. Web site visitors really notice when the address bar turns green in their high-security browsers and the organization field starts to rotate between your business name and GeoTrust.
Secure Site Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates protect your most valuable assets–your customers and your brand–from phishing scams and online fraud.
Secure Site Pro EV SSL is the highest authentication with extra features for comprehensive website security and robust protection against identity-targeted attacks.
All three enable encrypted connections. The difference is how much the certificate authority verifies about the identity behind your website.
DV verifies that you control your domain. A straightforward route to an encrypted website connection.
OV adds checks on your legal organization, with verified business details in the certificate.
EV applies a more extensive organization verification process for a higher level of identity assurance.
Wildcard certificates cover matching subdomains under the wildcard name. Choose the coverage that fits your domain structure.
Multi-year certificates allow you to pay a single discounted price for two or three years of SSL certificate coverage. When you purchase a multi-year SSL certificate, you lock in a single price for up to 3 years of coverage.
Initially, you will receive a certificate that is valid for the Certificate Authority Browser Forum's maximum allowed term (1 year and 1 month) with the right to unlimited certificate reissues during the order period.
Automated reissuance will occur automatically throughout the term to ensure continued protection for your website.
For example, a 2-year SSL certificate order works as follows:
SSL certificates must be revalidated periodically. The maximum certificate lifetime is 13 months, requiring revalidation annually.
From the first page to the form that matters, your visitors exchange information with your website. TLS helps keep that conversation private as it travels across the network.
Choose validation for who you are, then choose coverage for the names your website uses. Those are separate decisions, and both deserve a clear answer.
DV checks domain control. OV adds organization identity. EV extends the business verification process. Choose the assurance your service and its audience need.
List the exact hostnames you want to protect. A single-domain certificate, wildcard coverage and multi-domain coverage solve different naming needs.
Identify the server or service where the certificate will be installed, who controls validation and who will handle future replacements. A clear owner keeps the process moving.
Issuance is the beginning. Keep track of certificate expiry, installation and the validation required for the next certificate. A longer subscription can include more than one certificate over its term.
Start with what your website needs to do. Then choose the right certificate from the live collection above.
A portfolio, personal site or information page can start with domain control validation and the hostnames it actually uses.
Bring verified legal identity into your certificate with OV, or choose EV when your organization requires more extensive verification.
Map your shop, portal and other subdomains before choosing wildcard or additional name coverage. Keep the scope clear from the start.
Understand validation, coverage and what happens after you choose your certificate.
SSL Certificates enable data encryption on the internet and allow data to be transmitted securely from a web server to a browser. With SSL, your website can use the https protocol and will display a padlock in end users web browsers to indicate the connection is secure.
SSL Certificates are an essential part of the internet. They not only encrypt communication between your computer and the server where a website is located, but they also provide verification that a site is what it claims to be.
There are 3 different levels of vetting that SSL Certificates are based upon. Domain Validated (DV) , Organization Validated (OV), and Extended Validation (EV). The major difference between the types of certificate relates to the information the Certificate Authority, RapidSSL, GeoTrust and DigiCert, requires and validates in order to issue a certificate. The higher levels of certificate require more information, and often is displayed in the browser bar. EV SSL for example turns the browser bar green and displays the organization name to visitors to generate more trust.
A Wildcard SSL certificate provides the same encryption and authentication features as other SSL certificates but can also be applied to an unlimited number of subdomains of a website. A Wildcard SSL certificate supports the root domain (example.com) as well as its subdomains.
EV or Extended Validation certificates are the highest class of SSL available and give the most credibility and trust to your website. EV assures consumers that their personal and financial information is protected at the highest levels of authentication. Additional verifications are performed, such as corporate agency record checks, applicant contact info, and whether the business has existed for a minimum of 3 years. EV certificates are best suited for business-critical webpages.
List the exact hostnames you need to protect, identify the server where the certificate will be installed and confirm who can complete domain validation. For OV or EV, also prepare the organization details and an available verification contact.
A certificate signing request, or CSR, contains information about the requested certificate and its public key. Your server or certificate tool creates it with a matching private key. Keep that private key secure because installation needs the matching key.
Issuance and installation are separate steps. Your certificate must be installed at the server or service that handles HTTPS, with the correct private key and certificate chain. Your website must also be configured to use the secure URL.
Check the names included in the specific product and issued certificate. Do not assume that every certificate includes both yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com. Tell us the names you use if you need help choosing.
That requires a product with suitable multi-domain coverage, typically using Subject Alternative Names. A wildcard for one domain does not automatically cover unrelated domain names. Review the available product’s exact scope before ordering.
The chain connects your website’s certificate to a certificate authority trusted by the browser. Install the intermediate certificates supplied for your product so visitors can establish that trust correctly.
A reissue replaces the certificate within an existing order or coverage term, for example when a new certificate is needed during that term. Renewal extends the paid coverage. Both may require validation and installation of a new certificate.
HTTPS protects information in transit. Website updates, malware protection, backups and secure account access still have their own roles. Choose those services separately according to your website’s needs.
Compare validation level, covered names, product features and the billing terms shown in the live pricing cards. If you are unsure, send our team the domain names you use and the type of website or organization they represent.
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