SSL Certificates

What is an SSL Certificate?

A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate creates an encrypted link between a Web site and a visitor's Web browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the Web site and the browser remains private and secure.

The Certificate also demonstrates to your visitors that your Web site is owned by a legitimate business. This is done through a validation process performed by a Certificate Authority (CA) prior to issuing you an SSL Certificate.

Finally, the SSL Certificate puts the "s" in "https" in the Web site address (URL), and puts the closed padlock on the browser — items most consumers look for when transacting business online.

A dedicated SSL certificate can be purchased and renewed on a yearly basis.

Why does my business website need an SSL Certificate?

The encryption provided by SSL Certificates helps to prevent hackers from stealing private and confidential information sent via the Internet. A Web site secured with an SSL Certificate provides a safe place for customers to enter sensitive data such as credit card information, bank account numbers, etc. If you transact business on your Web site, you need an SSL Certificate!

What will my viewers see when I purchase an SSL?

Typically an SSL Certificate will contain your domain name, your company name, your address, your city, your state and your country. It will also contain the expiration date of the Certificate and details of the Certification Authority responsible for the issuance of the Certificate. When a browser connects to a secure site it will retrieve the site's SSL Certificate and check that it has not expired, it has been issued by a Certification Authority the browser trusts, and that it is being used by the website for which it has been issued. If it fails on any one of these checks the browser will display a warning to the end user letting them know that the site is not secured by SSL.

How do I receive my SSL Certificate?

When you buy an SSL Certificate, you are asked to provide specific information which we will verify, or validate, to prove you are a legitimate business. For example, you may be asked for articles of incorporation, licensing, etc. You move through the various stages of validation using E-mail communications which will be sent to you to assist you in the process.

Once all validation is complete, your SSL Certificate is issued electronically and is ready for us to install on your Web site.

What if don't need an SSL, but I want to add more credibility to my website?

Then we recommend a SiteSafe™ Site Confirm Seal . This is ideal for Web sites that don't sell online, but want to add credibility by displaying a SiteSafe™ Site Confirm Seal.

Who will be issuing my SSL Certificate or SiteSafe™ Site Confirm Seal?

All SiteSafe&trade Services are issued direct from Network Solutions® – a trusted SSL Certificate authority and one of the most recognized brands on the Internet.

We thoroughly researched SSL providers out there to give you the best service, with a trusted name, as well as keep your costs down. Nobody came close to Network Solutions®

What kind of gaurantee comes with my service?

All Network Solutions® SiteSafe&trade services include a limited Guarantee to provide your Web site visitors with assurance that your site is a safe place to transact online business. This guarantee is payable to your Web site visitors, relying on your SiteSafe services, who incur losses resulting directly from an online credit card transaction as a result of a mis-issued SiteSafe SSL Certificate or Site Confirm Seal. This guarantee is limited to $1,000 per transaction, and the aggregate guarantee amount per security service is based on the following:

SiteSafe SSL Certificates - Pro, Wildcard and Extended Validation – aggregate guarantee amount is $1,000,000
SiteSafe SSL Certificates - Basic – and the SiteSafe Site Confirm Seal aggregate guarantee amount is $50,000

SiteSafe™ Site Confirm Seal

Recommended for: Validating a Web site to show it as a legitimate business.
Please note: Site Confirm Seal does not include encryption or an SSL Certificate.

Guarantee: $50,000

Provisioning Time: 2-4 Business Days

Certificate Issued to: Single Domain Name

SiteSafe™ SSL Basic Certificate

Recommended for:Any Web site, intranet, or extranet conducting low volume, or low dollar value secure online transactions.

Guarantee:$50,000

Provisioning Time: 2-4 Business Days

Certificate Issued to: Single Domain Name

Powerful 128-bit SSL Encryption (up to 256-bit)

Over 99% Web browser recognition

Unlimited SiteSafe SSL Certificate reissues

Free seal included with SiteSafe SSL Certificate purchase

SiteSafe™ SSL Pro Certificate

Recommended for: Any Web site, intranet, or extranet conducting medium-high volume, or medium-high dollar value secure online transactions.

Guarantee: $1,000,000

Provisioning Time: 1 Business Day

Certificate Issued to: Single Domain Name

Powerful 128-bit SSL Encryption (up to 256-bit)

Over 99% Web browser recognition

Unlimited SiteSafe SSL Certificate reissues

Free seal included with SiteSafe SSL Certificate purchase

Premium Seal Options

SiteSafe™ SSL Wildcard Certificate

Recommended for: Any Web site, intranet, or extranet conducting medium-high volume, or medium-high dollar value secure online transactions and needing to secure an unlimited number of sub-domain names.

Guarantee: $1,000,000

Provisioning Time: 1 Business Day

Certificate Issued to: Multiple sub-domains from a single domain name
(i.e. secure.networksolutions.com, secure2.networksolutions.com, etc.)

Powerful 128-bit SSL Encryption (up to 256-bit)

Over 99% Web browser recognition

Unlimited SiteSafe SSL Certificate reissues

Free seal included with SiteSafe SSL Certificate purchase

Premium Seal Options