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| Posted by qna2011, 01-13-2011, 10:20 PM |
| What is the best type of SSL certificate to buy and from where?
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| Posted by gate2vn, 01-13-2011, 10:40 PM |
| It depends on the usage purpose. We have provided many "normal" rapidssl certs for hosting customers. However, we have also provided dozen of Verisign Secure Site Pro with EV for customers in financial section. They are much different in brand, pricing, etc.
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| Posted by qna2011, 01-13-2011, 11:28 PM |
| I need the best type of ssl certificate as I collect personal data and credit card information. Also should I add https to the admin part of the website?
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| Posted by david510, 01-14-2011, 12:51 AM |
| 128 bit rapid SSL would be fine. Check thwate.com
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| Posted by LVPSHosting, 01-14-2011, 03:08 AM |
| And if you need a cheap one -> http://www.namecheap.com/ssl-certifi...rtificate.aspx
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| Posted by tepid, 01-14-2011, 08:46 AM |
| How much are you looking to spend on the certificate? The price varies by the issuing authority.
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| Posted by HostXNow_Chris, 01-14-2011, 10:50 AM |
| A RapidSSL does the job.
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| Posted by mfollett, 01-14-2011, 11:12 AM |
| As far as security goes, there's little to choose between them.
As far as brand recognition goes which is important for consumer trust, in my view Verisign still lead the market.
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| Posted by JFSG, 01-14-2011, 11:22 AM |
| Any modern SSL certificates will actually do the job. It's just the brand and verification that's going to affect the price.
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| Posted by spykee, 01-14-2011, 11:25 AM |
| They're all the same, they all provide encryption.
Of course, branding for SSL is important. For each of these brands, they also offer wide range of SSL - the main difference is only with the warranty for those SSL certs.
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| Posted by fwaggle, 01-14-2011, 02:50 PM |
| Yes and no. I think the chief issue with some of the more expensive certs (Verisign for example) is that they're from older companies whose root cert happens to reside in a lot more legacy devices. Just as an off-the-wall example that may or may not be correct, it's my understanding someone could pull up an HTTPS site on say an old Palm device, and some certificates will validate while others will show up like a self-signed certificate.
If you're only targeting reasonably modern browsers though, heck a freebie from StartSSL probably does the job (note: Windows XP only supports things like StartSSL's root cert as part of an optional update, and XP is still a pretty huge chunk of the Windows market). I wouldn't go with a free certificate if you're accepting money, just because it looks bad... but you get the idea.
They're only "all the same" if you dumb down the requirements though.
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| Posted by mfollett, 01-17-2011, 06:04 AM |
| I would qualify tht to be "all the same" if you dumb down the technical requirements.
If you display the branded logo that is provided with most SSL certificates, then this will engender trust in visitors.
There are two considerations when choosing a brand. Firstly, how recognised is the brand and secondly, how trusted is the brand?
Verisign is one of the oldest and most recognised brands associated with the Internet and SSL certificates. Unlike, most of the other brands, they have always undertaken human inspection of applications to maintain the quality of their customer base. By doing this, they protect their brand and enjoy a higher level of trust. Their SSL certificates are more expensive, but when you offset the cost against higher cart conversion rates achieved through greater visitor trust, they're good value for money.
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