SSL Certificate
QuickSSL is a web server certificate that allows consumers and web sites to conduct safe e-commerce with encrypted 128 bit SSL connections. QuickSSL web server certificates are compatible with 98% of all browsers.
Why are QuickSSL web server certificates so inexpensive?
Historically, most SSL certificates cost $350 or more, but GeoTrust has developed fully automated systems to verify that a certificate purchaser has appropriate administrative rights to a web server's domain. This greatly lowers our costs for issuing QuickSSL certificates, and we pass those savings on to you. With QuickSSL, you can assure your customers that their transactions and information are secure on the Internet without having to pay an unreasonable price.
What is a GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium™?
QuickSSL certificate plus a True Site™ security seal offers a quick solution with advanced technology identity assurance.With QuickSSL Premium, you can offer all the benefits of QuickSSL with the added functionality of a True Site seal.
What is a GeoTrust True BusinessID™?
True BusinessID is the next generation of web trust service that combines state-of-the-art 128-bit SSL encryption and identity verification in a single bundle.
What is a GeoTrust True BusinessID™ Wildcard?
True BusinessID™ Wildcard secures Multiple Sites with One SSL Certificate.It is a cost-effective and easy to implement solution for web hosting companies and enterprises hosting multiple subdomains off their base domain. What does this mean? For example, with Wildcard certificates your customer can secure:
www.mycompany.com
shop.mycompany.com
extranet.mycompany.com
download.mycompany.com
support.mycompany.com
What is 128 bit SSL certificate and how does it work?
128 bit SSL certificate is a digital document that has unique codes to identify the holder of the 128 bit SSL certificate to the person accessing the site. Whenever anybody transacts with a "secure" web-site, their browser (or server) authenticates the identity of the web-site using the 128 BIT SSL CERTIFICATE.
If the site's SSL certificate is not valid, a warning is issued to the user, otherwise the SSL certificate creates an SSL (Secure Server Layer) session and encrypts any information exchanged during that session
This prevents communication from being intercepted and deciphered by nefarious people on the Internet.
How can one tell that a web site is secure?
The pages of a web-site which are secured by a SSL certificates are characterized by the following traits:
The URL of the secure web-pages change from http://... to https://
A lock symbol appears in the lower left-hand (right hand) status bar in Netscape Navigator (Internet Explorer).
If one wants to view and verify the encryption information of the secure pages, one should simply undertake the following:
In Netscape - click on the lock symbol above and select "View Certificate" button
In Internet Explorer - double-click on the lock in the lower right-hand status bar.
How do your 128 bit SSL certificate work for different versions of browsers?
Our certificates are backed with Root Certification Authority. The Root Authority is embedded in all the leading browsers, enabling seamless connectivity to sites secured with these digital certificates.
How strong are 128 BIT SSL CERTIFICATE?
Our certificates are 1024 bit capable and support 128 bit browsers. The strength of the public key in the certificate is defined by you when you generate the key pair for your server. If you generate a 1024-bit key pair and submit the associated CSR (Certificate Signing Request), then the certificate you receive contains the 1024-bit public key. If you generate a 512-bit key pair then the certificate contains the 512-bit public key.
Is my 128 bit SSL certificate tied to my IP address?
No, server certificates do not contain any information about IP addresses. However, the domain name listed in the server certificate must match the domain name of the server on which the 128 bit SSL certificate is installed. The domain name can be mapped to any IP address.
I am using several servers in a load-balancing configuration. How many certificates do I need?
You will need one 128 bit SSL certificate for each of your secure servers (including any virtual servers).
How do I correct information on my 128 bit SSL certificate after it has been issued to me?
GeoTrust will replace, revoke, and refund certificates that have been issued within seven (7) days of the certificate issue date. If you need a new certificate after seven days, you will be responsible for purchasing a new server certificate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact support@GeoTrust.com
How will I know if my enrolment was successful?
The Technical Contact, Authorized Contact and Bill Contact will receive an e-mail when your order has been processed. This e-mail includes a link to your request status page and links to each of the 128 BIT SSL CERTIFICATES that have been issued. If any of your server certificate requests have not been approved the status page explains why.
How does the customer/tech support work? Who provides it?
For Support please contact GeoTrust. Use contacts below.
E-MAIL: support@GeoTrust.com
PHONE: 1-866-436-8787
True Site provides a simple way for your customers to view your validated organization information via a trusted third party. True Site will increase transactions and revenue by giving your customers the confidence and assurance to trust the identity of your web site. The result- a substantial increase in consumer confidence regarding your web site information, services, and/or products. Even if you don't have a web site brand name, True Site will let your customers know you are legitimate.
True Site, a patent pending "smart icon" that resides on a web page(s), independently identifies a web site is legitimate, authentic, and validated via a trusted third party.
For more information, please see our True Site white paper.
In a sea of over 30 million web sites and over 1 billion web pages, it is very difficult for people to know who is legitimate and who is not. Most organizations on the web today do not have a brand name to overcome the odds of being 1 out of 30 million. True Site is a tool that your organization can use to substantially reduce these odds and set your web site apart from the crowd.
Organizations enrolled in True Site use their online identities to send these messages:
· Owner is known and associated with the web site
· Consumers know that your organization is legitimate
· Consumers know that your web site is genuine
· Smart icon has company and time/date stamp embedded. If a user tries to recreate a static image, it will not update with the current time and date.
True Site sets your web site apart, resulting in:
· Increased customer traffic
· More time spent browsing the trusted content on your web site
· Improved probability of a customer transaction
If you are serious about your web site, you need True Site.
True Site uses patent pending technology to create a "smart icon" that actively displays the identity of the organization behind the web site. When a customer clicks on the True Site "smart icon," the server performs a domain name lookup to verify that the user is clicking on a legitimate icon. Consumers, seeking to know and trust the web domains they visit, will know from the icon if the web site owner is a True Site member.
To install True Site, simply add the following lines to each web page on which you want the True Site seal to appear:
<!-- GeoTrust True Site [tm] Smart Icon tag. Do not edit. -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="//smarticon.geotrust.com/si.js"></SCRIPT>
<!-- end GeoTrust Smart Icon tag --> These instructions will retrieve your True Site registration data from the True Site registry server and cause the True Site seal to be displayed on your web page. Remember, the web page on which you place this True Site seal must use exactly the same domain that is in your True Site enrollment application. For instance, if the enrollment is for www.example.com, then the True site registration is for that site, and does not include other fully qualified domains like www2.example.com.
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="//smarticon.geotrust.com/si.js"></SCRIPT>
<!-- end GeoTrust Smart Icon tag --> These instructions will retrieve your True Site registration data from the True Site registry server and cause the True Site seal to be displayed on your web page. Remember, the web page on which you place this True Site seal must use exactly the same domain that is in your True Site enrollment application. For instance, if the enrollment is for www.example.com, then the True site registration is for that site, and does not include other fully qualified domains like www2.example.com.
True Site comes with annual unlimited use for each fully qualified domain name purchased for your organization.
