Cheap SSL Certificates

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and is a cybersecurity protocol that digitally encrypts information sent from a browser to a server. SSL certificates are used to protect sensitive information such as credit card numbers, usernames, passwords, email addresses, and more. A website with an SSL certificate is identified by a set of trust indicators such as "https" and the padlock icon in the browser bar, a website seal from a reputable certificate authority (CA), and a green bar surrounding the URL more premium certificates.

A domain-validated (DV) SSL certificate is a quick and easy way to Domain secure, since the certificate authority (CA) issuing the certificate only needs to verify that the recipient actually owns the domain they want to cover. This verification process can usually be completed within a few minutes. However, these certificates provide little SSL detection, so they are recommended for websites where visitor trust is not of great importance and information such as usernames, passwords, or credit card information is not required.

An organization-validated (OV) SSL certificate requires that an Company undergoes a light verification process by the Certificate Authority before it is issued. These certificates are a good middle ground between DV and EV certificates, as they are not as expensive as EV options, but still provide more SSL and trust details than simple DV options. These certificates usually take between 2 and 3 days to issue.

EV stands for Extended Validation and is the highest quality SSL certificate type available. These certificates can be recognized on websites mainly by the green address bar, the most widely recognized trust symbol on the web. EV certificates are becoming more common in the industry, especially for e-commerce sites, as they are used by some of the most trusted sites in the world, such as Bank of America, Twitter, Paypal and others. These certificates require a company to go through a thorough vetting process before being issued.

Wildcard SSL certificates can cover a main domain name (www.domain.com) and an unlimited number of subdomains (mail.domain.com, login.domain.com, test.domain.com, etc.).

A warranty for an SSL certificate covers any damage you incur as a result of a data breach or hack that is due to a flaw in the certificate. Warranties vary in value, which means that the higher-value certificates come with more extensive guarantees.