SSL Certificates
SSL Certificate is one of the most important in modern business and internet technologies. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer – the security measures which grant secure transactions between web servers and browsers. The SSL has been introduced by the Netscape.
How SSL certificate works:
- Step 1. A browser requests a secure page (usually https://).
- Step 2. The web server sends its public key with its certificate.
- Step 3. The browser checks that the certificate was issued by a trusted party, also if the certificate is still valid. it also checksif the certificate is related to the site contacted.
- Step 4. The browser uses the public key, to encrypt a random symmetric encryption key and sends it to the server with the encrypted URL required as well as other encrypted http data.
- Step 5. The web server decrypts the encryption key using its private key and uses the symmetric key to decrypt the URL and http data.
- Step 6. The web server sends back the requested file and http data encrypted with the symmetric key.
- Step 7. The browser decrypts the http data and document using the symmetric key and displays the information.
This scheme illustrates how the data is secured using SSL certificates. It is quite complicated, but guarantees that all the data are sent securely.
When SSL Certificate is Used?
Online security is one of the biggest concerns of moder business as lots of transactions are performed online. The privacy is the most valuable good which requires additional protection from evil doers, which operate online.
The SSL certificate is used in some area:
- E-commerce. The main SSL usage is the e-commerce field. E-Commerce websites are working very simply – the visitor chooses the service and goods, adds them to a virtual cart and pay using his bank details in a secured environment. Once payment is received, the service or goods are delivered.
- E-banking. Online shops and services cannot survive without e-banking systems, which transferred almost all bank services online. If you need to pay for a service, you do not need to visit bank anymo – just transfer money to your service provider.
- E-government. The government also provides lots of services which need some verification and security. Traditional verification of the person is when he or she provides the original document with the picture. In online world the identity theft is one of the most problematic issues, therefore other measures must be taking. SSL certificate serves to determine the real identity of a person or company if the service is also business related.
- Personal data share. There are lots of online services and networks where personal or secure data sharing is the core. SSL certificates can guarantee the security of the transferred data.
Why I Need SSL Certificate?
Security of the website or any other online project is directly related to the financial benefit. If security measures are not taken care of, you can face some serious problems of personal and business type.
For example if the website is not secured and every average hacker can overtake the data packages, the simple sell-buy procedure can be disrupted. The seller simply do not receive the money which were transferred at the customer’s end. The good will not be issued and customer can sue the company for violating the agreement with the proof that he made a payment. If you would have SSL Certificate installed the hackers will not be able to overtake any transaction data and use it for their own malicious purposes.
If the governmental site does not have SSL certificate and you are requesting an electronic confirmation, you usually need to provide your personal data including the scanned document image, ID number, bank account number etc. This information can be stolen and used getting some money on behalf of you or performing a crime. Would you use such service which is vulnerable and not secure? Probably not as your personal data are valuable.
SSL certificates help protecting your property like a lock, just everything is performed in a shape of bits and bytes.
What SSL Certificates Host1Plus Offers
Host1Plus besides the web hosting services also offer security measures to protect your data. We sell the best SSL certificates in the market:
- Quick SSL. Main features are 256-bit encryption with the assurance of $100.000 warranty. 30-day refund period. Support for more than 99% of browsers. issues in minutes. Is used for email protechtion and intranets as well as switches and routers.
- QuickSSL Premium. Main features are strong 256-bit encryption, 2048-bit root with the assurance of $100.000 warranty, it provides unlimited server licenses, unlimited free reissues for certificate lifetime. Support for more than 99% of browsers. Issued in minutes. Works with www and other subdomains. Is used for e-commerce websites.
- RapidSSL. Main features are up to 256-bit encryption (actually 128), only $10,000 warranty, supports 99% of browsers. The main advantage it is inexpensive. Mostly used for small and medium business websites.
- TrueBizID (True Business Identification). Main features are 256-bit encryption with the assurance of $100.000 warranty. unlimited server licenses, unlimited free reissues for certificate lifetime. Support for more than 99% of browsers. issues in 1-2 business days. Multi-Domain options available. Used for e-commerce websites.
- TrueBizID Wildcard (True Business Identification Wildcard). Main features are 256-bit encryption with the assurance of $125.000 warranty. unlimited server licenses, unlimited free reissues for certificate lifetime. Support for more than 99% of browsers. issues in 1-2 business days. Multi-Domain options available. Used for large scale and high flows e-commerce websites.
Which is the Best SSL Certificate?
The best SSL Certificates are those which have multi domain support. That means you can use the same cert for the different subdomains, for example shop.domain.com, intranet.domain.com, webmail.domain.com etc. They are more expensive, but is used for bigger websites.
The best SSL certs are those which are issues in minutes. Some SSL certificate providers require lots of paperwork and documentation, therefore they issue SSL certificates in few business days. Sometimes the developers cannot wait few days to secure the website, therefore speed is the big advantage.
Is the biggest warranty a real advantage of a SSL certificate? Not at all, because there are no known cased that someone have lost their possessions using particular SSL certificate and suited the provider and got the compensation. That’s why the compensation vary from $10,000 to $500,000.
The best SSL certificates are those which provide longer money refund period. This is important in complex cases if purchased SSL certificate does not fit the requirements. Some providers offer 7 days of refund, but some 30 days.
Unlimited reissue is another important advantage. Unlimited reissues means that if you change the website address or subdomain during the valid period, you will not need to buy a new one, just issue the refund. It is very important when SSL certificates are purchased for limited time websites, which are closed after some time of existence.
Of course those who have the best price and features are the best.
How to Order SSL Certificate?
SSL certificates can be ordered directly from the producer, but their prices are much more higher than Host1Plus offered ones. If you need a SSL certificate, please contact our support and our support managers will guide through the procedure of SSL cert buying. We usually find out more about the project where SSL will be used and only then offer the best and most affordable solution for the customer. This way we want to prevent the unsatisfied customers and money back procedures which may be complicated.
Please contact our support department in English, Russian, Lithuanian and German via live chat or support center. UK and US customer can call us via toll free number and we will explain the procedure of purchasing best and suitable SSL certificate.
How to Install SSL Certificate?
Every new application installation should start from backup of your project. It will help if something gets wrong during the installation or you need to leave quickly leaving the process unfinished. Once back-up is ready, you are ready to install the SSL certificate.
