SSL Certificates


All three levels of SSL certification essentially do the same thing: they check the legitimacy of the domain owner and they enable the encryption of information exchanged on your website.

Where they differ is in the extent of vetting involved and, therefore, how long the validation takes to complete – from minutes for domain validation to up to...


All three levels of SSL certification essentially do the same thing: they check the legitimacy of the domain owner and they enable the encryption of information exchanged on your website.

Where they differ is in the extent of vetting involved and, therefore, how long the validation takes to complete – from minutes for domain validation to up to ten business days for extended validation – and how much confidence they command.

But it’s not a simple case of DV bad, OV okay, EV good – they all have their uses. It all depends on what sort of business you’re running and what you’re using the SSL certificate for.

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  • Domain Validated SSL (DV SSL) Certificates are affordable but effective way to protect your website and visitors. DV SSL offers standard data protection (40- to 256-bit encryption), but without the time consuming research required for other certificates. They are issued to anyone who is listed as the domain admin contact in the WHOIS record simply by sending an email to the contact email address. Domain Validated SSL certificates are usually issued within one day or less, but no company information is checked or displayed on the certificate.

  • Organization validated SSL certificates are recommended for public-facing websites that deal with less sensitive transactions or require log-in. Organization validated, also known as business or identity validated SSL, provides a stronger level of security because it includes authentication of the organization behind the domain. Estimated issuance time for OV SSL certificates is 3 to 5 business days.

  • Extended Validation SSL Certificates are the highest 'class' of SSL available. Sites with an EV SSL certificate have a green browser address bar and a field appears with the name of the legitimate website owner and the name of the security provider that issued the certificate. These clear visual cues reassure the visitor that they’re dealing with a legitimate site that cares about their security. EV is really a must-have for e-commerce and websites handling sensitive information.


     

  • Wildcard SSL Certificate can secure multiple Fully Qualified Domain Names if they share the same base domain name and share the same second level domain name.