SSL Certificates and Types

SSL Certificate

• SSL certificate is a data that binds a Cryptographic Key to Website's owners typically an individual or an organization.
• Once SSL certificate is installed on deployment environment or server, it activates the HTTPS protocol and more importantly a Pedlock. 
• This further allows a secured connection between your website and the Browser.
• Once enabled your website address should start with HTTPS instead HTTP.

Types of SSL Certificates

• Wildcard SSL (Wildcard Plus):

  • Secure all servers and sub-domains on a given domain name with a single certificate.

• Single Certificate (SSL Plus):

  • It can be used to secure a single server with a single domain name.

• Multi-Domain Certificate (MD SAN):

  • It can be used to secure up to 25 server names with a single certificate.

• Extended Validation Certificate (EV Plus):

  • It can be used to activate the green bar in newer browsers. Name of organisation can be displayed in this green bar.

• DigiCert Extended Validation Multi-Domain Certificate (EV MD):

  • It can be used to secure up to 25 domain names with EV security – with a single certificate.