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What are certificates in SSL?
An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website’s identity and enables an encrypted connection. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser.
What are the general types of certification?
There are three general types of certification. Listed in order of development level and portability, they are: corporate (internal), product-specific, and profession-wide. Corporate, or “internal” certifications, are made by a corporation or low-stakes organization for internal purposes.
What do SSL certificates cost?
Basic SSL: $17. EV SSL: $295. Multi-Domain SSL: $299. Wildcard SSL: $595.
Why are SSL certificates expensive?
SSL certificate price depends basically on how much the vendor feels he can charge for it. The per-certificate issuing cost is extremely small; most of it is about the manual operations to verify the identity of the requester, but that is still a lot less than what CA typically charge.
Are there different types of SSL certificates?
Types of SSL Certificates Extended Validation Certificates (EV SSL) Organization Validated Certificates (OV SSL) Domain Validated Certificates (DV SSL) Wildcard SSL Certificate Multi-Domain SSL Certificate (MDC) Unified Communications Certificate (UCC)
How to choose a SSL certificate?
The Level of Validation An SSL certificate has various levels of validation.
Are all SSL certificates the same?
Well, they are not all the same. There are three different types of SSL certificates available like Domain Validation SSL (DV SSL), Business Validation SSL (OV SSL), and Extended Validation SSL (EV SSL). The advanced version is Wildcard and Multi-Domain SSL certificates. As per the functionality, all are the same.
What are single SSL certificates?
Standard single SSL certificates secure a single domain (both WWW and non-WWW) and come available in Domain Validation (DV), Organization Validation (OV) & Extended Validation (EV) options. Single SSL certificates can also secure an individual sub-domain, hostname, IP address, or mail server.