GeoTrust is one of the world's largest SSL certificate providers, with more than 100,000 customers in over 150 countries. Its product line is extremely popular with small businesses.
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| Quick SSL Premium | Domain only |
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| True BusinessID | Full Organization |
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| True BusinessID with Wildcard | Full Organization |
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| True BusinessID with EV | Full Org. plus Extended Validation |
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Thawte is a leading provider of domain, business and extended validation SSL certificates. Its brand is particularly strong in Europe, and appeals to European businesses.
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| SSL WebServer | Full Organization |
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| SGC SuperCerts | Full Organization |
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| SSL WebServer with EV | Full Org. plus Extended Validation |
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Types of SSL certificates
SSL Certificates from OpenSRS are available in a number of different configurations, with differing features depending on the needs of the purchaser deploying the certificate.
Validation types
- Domain-validated certificates:: SSL Certificates for domains ensure that the domain has been authenticated by a recognized certificate provider. Visitors to the site can click on the seal to verify that the certificate is still valid, giving site visitors extra peace of mind.
- Organization-validated certificates: When corporate identity validation is important, an SSL Certificate for the organization assures customers that the website is trustworthy and secure.
- Extended Validation (EV) certificates: With Extended Validation, as well as displaying the certificate seal, the address bar is displayed in green, providing customers with an extra level of confidence. The green address bar is a strong visual indication that the site has an Extended Validation Certificate. The Security Status bar displays the organization name and the name of the Certificate Authority (CA).
Wildcard option
- Wildcard certificates: A wildcard SSL Certificate helps enable SSL encryption on multiple sub-domains using a single certificate as long as the domains are controlled by the same organization and share the same second-level domain name. For example, a Wildcard certificate issued to Company ABC using the Common Name ("*.CompanyABC.com") may be used to secure subdomains like login.companyabc.com, payment.companyabc.com and support.companyabc.com.
Site Seals
Site Seals are static or dynamic images that can be placed on SSL secured websites that allows visitors to tell at a glance that they can trust who they are dealing with, that the online site is validated and that they can transact safely and securely. Each of the three brands of SSL Certificates offer different site seals:
GeoTrust True Site Seal is available with every GeoTrust SSL Certificate and shows web site visitors that their information is protected. The GeoTrust True Site Seal can be added to home pages, buy pages, log-ins or any other page on your authenticated site where visitors need to verify a web site. Depending on the certificate, True Site Seals are either dynamic or static and may contain further information about the identity of the certificate owner. More information.
thawte Trusted Site Seal is a dynamic image appearing on websites secured with thawte SSL certificates allowing visitors to tell at a glance that they can trust the site, that the online site is validated and that they can transact safely and securely. More information.