SSL Certificates - Secure Data & Online Transactions!
 Privacy
is a top concern for today’s Internet users. More and more
people are looking for the padlock icon, “https” prefix in
the browser’s address bar, and secure site seal before they
submit personal information online. If your website is not
secure, Internet visitors may leave your website before
making a purchase, creating an account, or signing up for
services.
Show your customers your website is safe with a
SSL Certificate. SSL Certificates help to protect sensitive
information, which will instill consumer confidence and
increase online sales and transactions. CVC Internet offers
a variety of SSL Certificates for every secure service need,
and security products are provisioned through
GeoTrust,
VeriSign, and Thawte, which are recognized by 99%
of the browsers currently used on the Internet (Internet
Explorer, Mozilla Foxfire, and Netscape). CVC Internet also
offers both 128-bit and 256-bit encrypted certificates, so you
can choose the right type of encryption for your customers
and business.
Practical Applications for SSL Certificates
SSL Certificates
are primarily used to secure the transmission of financial
information in e-commerce sites, but with the rise of
identity theft and more companies opening up their networks
via the Internet, protecting all types of sensitive
information (social security numbers, login information,
etc.) and business information is very important. SSL
Certificates can be used to secure the following:
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Web &
Mail Servers
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Corporate Intranets and Extranets
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VPNs
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Web
Forums
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Blogging
Platforms
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Wikis
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Control
Panels
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Customer
Portals
SSL
Products & Pricing
CVC
Internet offers a
variety of SSL Certificates. You can now select the
type of SSL Certificate you want, the term of service needed,
and the features that will best protect your website and
transactions.
Domain-Validated Certificates:
SSL
Certificates for domains ensure that the domain
has been authenticated by a recognized
certificate provider such as GeoTrust, Verisign,
or Thawte. Visitors to the Website can click on
the SSL certificate “Site Seal” to verify that
the certificate is valid, which will give
Website visitors extra peace of mind.
Organization-Validated Certificates:
Corporate identity validation is very important; an SSL
certificate for the organization assures customers that the
website is trustworthy and secure.
Extended
Validation (EV) Certificates:
Extended Validation includes the SSL certificate's Site
Seal, plus the browser's address bar displays in green which
provides customers with an extra level of confidence. The
green address bar is a strong visual indication that the
site is secure with an EV Certificate. The Security Status
bar will also display the name of the organization as well
as the name of the Certificate.
Types of
SSL
Certificates & Special Features
Wildcard
Certificates: A
Wildcard SSL Certificate will provide SSL encryption for
multiple sub-domains using a one SSL certificate, as long as
the domains are managed by the same organization and that
they share the same second-level domain name. For example, a
Wildcard certificate issued to Business 123 using the Common
Name ("Business123.com") may be used to secure sub-domains
like login.business123.com, payment.business123, and
support.business123.com.
Code Signing
Certificates:
When
customers want to download applications online, work with
Web-based applications, and download plug-ins and add-ons, a
code signing certificate is a digital signature that
verifies the company is responsible for the code and
confirms that the code has not been changed since the
signature was applied.
Site Seals:
Site Seals are still or animated images that can be placed
on secured websites. Site Seals allow visitors to
verify a business as being trustworthy, and that the Website
is valid and that they can interact on the site safely and
securely. There are three brands of SSL Certificates that
offer different types of site seals:
 GeoTrust True Site Seals
are available
with all GeoTrust SSL Certificates, and will show
Website visitors that their online transactions will be
protected. The GeoTrust Site Seal can be inserted
on any page of your Website where visitors need to
verify your Website security. Customers will see a
still or animated True Site Seal on the website that is
secured by the GeoTrust certificate, and they can click
on the seal to get more information about the identity
of the certificate owner.
 VeriSign Secured Site Seals are available with
all VeriSign SSL certificates, and the Site Seal can be
easily install on the site that has been secured by the
SSL certificate. Customers will see the VeriSign
Site seal, and they will be able to click
on the seal to
verify the Website is secure. Most online users
are familiar with the VeriSign Site Seal, and trust
VeriSign for reliable security services.
 Thawte Trusted Site Seal appears on
websites secured with Thawte SSL certificates, and the
seal will allow visitors to verify the Website as being
legitimate and that online transactions will be secure.
For more information
about SSL Digital Certificates or Secure Web Hosting, please call
(866) 877-1188, or
Email office@cvc.net.
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