You need to make it your mission to provide your customer with a positive experience and you want them to be confident that they can order from you safely and securely. With this in mind you want to secure your visitors, prospects, and customers online payment area so that their valuable data, such as credit card details, are protected from prying eyes. This is why you need an SSL certificate!
Overview
Secure Sockets Layer, SSL, is the standard security technology for creating an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between our web server and your browser remains private and secure. SSL is an industry standard and is used by millions of websites in the protection of their online transactions with their customers. In order to be able to generate an SSL link (signified by the gold padlock in the information tool bar and for URL with https:// instead of http://), a web server requires an SSL Certificate.
FAQ's
How does an SSL certificate work?
An SSL certificate ensures safe, easy, and convenient Internet shopping. Once an Internet user enters a secure area — by entering credit card information, e-mail address, or other personal data, for example — the shopping site's SSL certificate enables the browser and Web server to build a secure, encrypted connection. The SSL "handshake" process, which establishes the secure session, takes place discreetly behind the scene without interrupting the consumer's shopping experience. A "padlock" icon in the browser's status bar and the "https://" prefix in the URL are the only visible indications of a secure session in progress.
Why does a WebhostGIANT Certificate cost considerably less than other providers?
WebhostGIANT has direct access to the IdAuthority, the largest commercial directory on the web. WebhostGIANT can therefore expediate the validation of an application. This efficient and highly effective validation method ensures we can issue a Certificate at a greatly reduced cost as reflected through our guaranteed lowest price in the industry as well as maintain a level of validation far superior to the methods employed by other SSL providers.
Will WebhostGIANT Certificates work correctly with my customer's browsers?
In order for your customer's browser to seamlessly use a WebhostGIANTCertificate, they must trust our 'Root Certificate'. Our Root (provided by CyberTrust) is trusted by over 99.3% of all current browsers, comprising all Internet Explorer 5.00 and above, Netscape 4x and above and AOL 5 and above and comes pre-installed with all Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. This browser compatibility makes WebhostGIANT as trusted as Verisign and Thawte.
I am not a company, can I apply for a Certificate?
Yes, anyone wishing to provide a confidential and secure link between server and customer's browser can apply for a certificate.
Can I apply for a certificate for a domain and use it for other domains on my server?
No. Each certificate only secures and works with that domain name it was issued for. If you wish to secure multiple domains, please ask about our Wild Card Certificates.
