
What is the difference between some of the SSL
Certificates we offer? Well, why don't we just cover that for you, to
help you select the one that is best for you.
- Low Assurance vs. High Assurance
- This
is sometimes a topic that isn't so well understood. There are,
generally speaking, two types of SSL Certificates. Low Assurance, and
High Assurance.
- Low Assurance SSL Certificates
- Low
assurance certificates simply verify that you own the domain name. They
are your starting level SSL Certificate that offer baseline protection
for sensitive data on your site. In general, and for most applications,
these are both easier and faster to have issued, and work just as well
as the more expensive High assurance certificates. The main difference
to your site visitors, is that if they check the information on the SSL
certificate, they will just see that it is tied to your domain name,
instead of to your specific company. Again, for most people, this is
more than enough to run their ecommerce site.
- High Assurance SSL Certificates
- High
assurance SSL certificates offer added-value security to your end user.
All SSL Certificates share the common standard that they secure the
data, but a High Assurance SSL Certficicate requires that 'little bit
extra' in order to be issued, because not only do they verify you own
the site, they verify you own the business that owns the site. When
your certificate is issued, and your clients look into the
certificate's information, they will see what country, state, city, and
business name the certificate is tied to. This is why they are called'
high assurance', as the client can be more ensured that the business
they are dealing with is a full fledged business. These types of
certificates are generally 'added value' in that, the main reason to
select them over the low assurance certificates is to boost consumer
confidence. They take more time to issue, and do require docoments to
be sent to the issuing entity, so please be prepaired for a bit more of
a wait when you order a High Assurance certificate as opposed to a Low
Assurance, who simply send email confirmations.
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