What are the types of Digital Certificates sold by secahosting.com? secahosting.com sells four types of thawte Digital Certificates - 1. SGC SuperCert The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) digital certificate is our premium SSL certificate, providing the highest possible protection in all circumstances. The SGC SuperCert offers 256-bit encryption in all browsers (released after Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape 4.06). In older-browsers it ensures a minimum of 128-bit encryption to 99.9% of all users, even if the user's browser supports only 40-bit or 56-bit encryption. Who needs an SGC SuperCert? You need an SGC SuperCert instead of our Web Server Certificate, if any of the following are true for your business: You have an International (non-US) audience/customer-base, or/and You need to provide the highest possible encryption for each and every visitor to your website, or/and You conduct medium to high-value e-commerce transactions via your web interface. SGC SuperCert Features and Benefits at a glance Encryption 256-bit with lowest possible encryption level of 128-bit protection for 99.9% of users even with older browsers Browser Ubiquity Highest in industry Certificate Details Domain and identity authentication and verification Certificate Authentication Stringent Business Verification and Authentication Average Issuance Speed Less than 2 days thawte Trusted Site Seal Yes - free (available in multiple languages) Root CA Yes Free Reissues Yes Secures Internationalized Domains Yes - thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets. SGC Technology Yes - only a few Certification Authorities can offer this. 2. Web Server Certificate The thawte SSL Web Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept private while in transit between your web server and your clients' web browsers. Web Server Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance Encryption Upto 256-bit encryption enabled Browser Ubiquity Highest in industry Certificate Details Domain and identity authentication and verification Certificate Authentication Stringent Business Verification and Authentication Average Issuance Speed Less than 2 days thawte Trusted Site Seal Yes - free (available in multiple languages) Root CA Yes Free Reissues Yes Secures Internationalized Domains Yes. thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets. SGC Technology No 3. SSL123 Certificate SSL123 is thawte's entry level certificate which provides validation that your domain is registered and that you have authorized the purchase of the certificate. Through SSL encryption, the certificate assures that information is kept private between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
secahosting.com sells four types of thawte Digital Certificates -
1. SGC SuperCert
The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) digital certificate is our premium SSL certificate, providing the highest possible protection in all circumstances. The SGC SuperCert offers 256-bit encryption in all browsers (released after Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape 4.06). In older-browsers it ensures a minimum of 128-bit encryption to 99.9% of all users, even if the user's browser supports only 40-bit or 56-bit encryption.
Who needs an SGC SuperCert?
You need an SGC SuperCert instead of our Web Server Certificate, if any of the following are true for your business:
SGC SuperCert Features and Benefits at a glance
2. Web Server Certificate
The thawte SSL Web Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept private while in transit between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
Web Server Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance
3. SSL123 Certificate
SSL123 is thawte's entry level certificate which provides validation that your domain is registered and that you have authorized the purchase of the certificate. Through SSL encryption, the certificate assures that information is kept private between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
Who needs a SSL123 Digital Certificate?
Your choice of digital certificate depends mainly on whether you require your company details added to the certificate contents. If not, then SSL123 is an ideal choice of product as it provides the added benefit of quick issuance.
If you need a domain validated SSL certificate issued to you with minimal paperwork within minutes and at an affordable price, then SSL123 is the right certificate for you.
SSL123 Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance
4. Wildcard Server Certificate
The thawte Web Server Wildcard Certificate allows you to conveniently secure multiple sub-domain names on one domain name on the same server using *.yourdomainname.com pattern for the common name. You need not spend time, money and effort on obtaining certificates for different sub-domain names on a domain name.
The Wildcard Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept private between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
Wildcard Server Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance
Which of these four Digital Certificates would suit your business?
Depending upon the type of application/interface you wish to secure, you may choose one of the four digital certificates sold by secahosting.com:
Typical Applications for Digital Certificates
SGC SuperCert
Web Server and Wildcard Cert
SSL123 Cert
Yes
N/A
Yes (with Wildcard Cert)
