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SECURITY IN TRANSACTIONS

SSL Certificates

Secure your website and add trust and confidence to your visitors.
With a range of brands, we have the right certificate for all your site security needs.

Select the validation level

Domain Validation (DV)

Basic security

Only domain validation. Issue in minutes. Ideal for blogs, social media and personal websites.

Organisation Validation (OV)

Strong SSL business layer

Basic authentication. Ideal for small business websites and pages that receive sensitive information.

Extended Validation (EV)

Maximum protection & confidence

Full authentication. Ideal for business and e-commerce sites that want to provide maximum trust to visitors.

Not sure which one to choose? Let us help you decide

Improve your search engine ranking

Establish trust and online security for visitors and your business on your website.

Google wants to make the web safer, and a big part of that goal involves making sure that the sites that users access through Google are secure. This is why it has been proven that websites using SSL benefit from higher rankings in search results.

There are also many more reasons why you should consider adding SSL to your site:

Encryption of sensitive data

Protecting user privacy

Secure online transactions

Enable HTTPS and the padlock icon

Prove the legality

Increase SEO ranking

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Websites not served via HTTPS are now shown as “unsafe” in Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. Don’t let your site be one of them. Add SSL today.

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Upgrade to Extended Validation SSL

While all SSL certificates use similar methods to protect and validate your data, the level of trust and validation they provide varies.

Extended Validation certificates offer the highest level of validation and trust. They validate and display the name and location of companies and organisations to give customers additional confidence when dealing with businesses online.

Domain Validation (DV)

Organisation Validation (OV)

Extended Validation (EV)

Help me choose the right type of certificate

While the need for online security is universal, not all SSL certificates are the same. The following guide is designed to help you decide which type of certificate is right for you.

Domain Validation (DV)

  • Verifies only the ownership and control of the domain name
  • Issued in a few minutes
  • Maintains compliance with the browser
Ideal for non-critical websites

Think of the DV as getting a library card – no confirmation of who you really are, very minimal requirements to obtain it and it is issued very quickly.


Organisation Validation (OV)

  • Enhanced validation, including verification of the applicant’s identity
  • Issued within one day
  • Maintains compliance with the browser
Ideal for more sensitive websites such as login pages

Think of the DV as getting a library card – no confirmation of who you really are, very minimal requirements to obtain it and it is issued very quickly.


Organisation Validation (EV)

  • Standards-based authentication approach, representing the highest level of authentication for SSL Certificates
  • Usually issued within 1-3 days
  • Maintains compliance with browser and other industry specifications
Ideal for sensitive websites, such as e-commerce, online banking, account registrations

Think of an EV like getting a passport – much more stringent procedures, longer turnaround time and more verification of who you are than with a library card or a driver’s license. It is internationally recognised as the most reliable way to verify your identity.

Frequently asked questions

What is an SSL certificate?

SSL certificates enable data encryption on the Internet and allow secure transmission of data from a web server to a browser. With SSL, your website can use the https protocol and will display a padlock in end-users’ web browsers to indicate that the connection is secure.

Why do I need an SSL certificate?

SSL certificates are an essential part of the internet. Not only do they encrypt the communication between your computer and the server where a website is located, but they also provide verification that a website is what it claims to be.

What are the different types of SSL?

There are 3 different levels of control on which SSL certificates are based. Validated region (DV) , validated organization (OV) and extended validation (EV). The main difference between the certificate types is the information required and validated by the Certificate Authority, RapidSSL, GeoTrust and DigiCert, in order to issue a certificate. Higher certificate levels require more information, which is often displayed in the browser bar. EV SSL, for example, turns the browser bar green and displays the organization’s name to visitors to build more trust.

What is a Wildcard SSL Certificate

An SSL Wildcard certificate provides the same encryption and authentication capabilities as other SSL certificates, but can also be applied to an unlimited number of subdomains of a website. An SSL Wildcard certificate supports the root domain (example.com) and its subdomains. Learn more

What are the advantages of an EV SSL certificate?

EV or Extended Validation certificates are the highest SSL class available and provide the highest level of trust and confidence in your website. EV ensures consumers that their personal and financial information is protected with the highest levels of authentication. Additional verifications are carried out, such as checks on corporate organisation records, contact details of the applicant and whether the business has been in existence for at least 3 years. EV certificates are best suited for business-critical websites.

RapidSSL

16.77 /yr
  • RapidSSL® Certificates help you keep your customers' transactions secure with up to 256-bit data encryption and site authentication. Buy a certificate and speed through enrollment with automated domain control validation. Best of all, our SSL certificates are among the most affordable in the industry. We keep our costs down and pass the savings on to you.

RapidSSL Wildcard

139.17 /yr
  • RapidSSL® Wildcard Certificates help you secure multiple subdomains with one low-cost SSL certificate issued to *.yourdomain.com. Protect your customers' personal data with up to 256-bit encryption. Automated domain control validation makes site authentication a breeze. At RapidSSL, we believe in providing the SSL protection you need at a competitive price.

GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium

73.79 /yr
  • Secure your website fast. GeoTrust® QuickSSL® Premium certificates are one of the quickest ways for you to start protecting online transactions and applications with SSL. With an automatic authentication and issuance process, it takes just minutes to get your QuickSSL Premium SSL certificate. After that, managing and renewing your certificates is a snap. With GeoTrust, you get inexpensive SSL without sacrificing convenience, choice, or reliability.

GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard

260.60 /yr
  • Secure your domain and all same level subdomains fast. GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Wildcard certificates are one of the quickest ways to start protecting all your subdomains on a single certificate. Our automated email authentication process means you get your certificate in minutes. With QuickSSL Premium wildcard certificates, you get unlimited subdomains and on an unlimited number of servers - one certificate that will adapt as your business grows.

GeoTrust True BusinessID

148.51 /yr
  • Business-class SSL—only better. When it comes to selecting SSL security for your business, you have a lot of choices. With GeoTrust, the decision is easy. GeoTrust® True BusinessID SSL certificates let your customers know that your site is trustworthy and that you take their security seriously enough to get your certificate from a globally trusted certificate authority.

GeoTrust True Business ID with EV

232.58 /yr
  • Make a strong security statement with the green address bar. GeoTrust® True BusinessID with EV (Extended Validation) is our premium business-class SSL security product, visually confirming the highest level of authentication available among SSL certificates. The green bar says it all. Web site visitors really notice when the address bar turns green in their high-security browsers and the organization field starts to rotate between your business name and GeoTrust.

GeoTrust True Business ID Wildcard

410.05 /yr
  • Simplify certificate management with the convenience of a Wildcard certificate. GeoTrust® True BusinessID Wildcard certificates allow you to secure multiple subdomains on a single certificate, reducing management time and cost. Whether it's your company's home page or your mail server's hostname, protecting sensitive information is your goal — and it's our goal too.

DigiCert Secure Site

418.46 /yr
  • Protect your website or email traffic with industrial-strength 2048-bit encryption with a Secure Site SSL Certificate.

DigiCert Secure Site Pro

929.39 /yr
  • With Secure Site Pro SSL offer high-assurance certificate with added features for comprehensive website security.

DigiCert Secure Site EV

929.39 /yr
  • Secure Site Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates protect your most valuable assets–your customers and your brand–from phishing scams and online fraud.

DigiCert Secure Site Pro EV

1400.15 /yr
  • Secure Site Pro EV SSL is the highest authentication with extra features for comprehensive website security and robust protection against identity-targeted attacks.

Our SSL certificates come from some of the most trusted brands in the online security industry.