GlobalSign SSL Certificates-Secure Your Data And Transactions

AlphaSSL by GlobalSign is an easy, basic and simple single Domain SSL Certificate, that can be issued fast and covers your site with GlobalSigAn trust. This will also provide an option to purchase a wildcard Certificate to cover unlimited number of subdomains. It’s the quickest way to instill your client base with trust that your website is secure. 

As one of the most popular SSL Certificates on the web, DomainSSL is one of the fastest and most affordable ways to activate strong SSL protection for your website. DomainSSL is fully automated which means you’ll be able to start protecting your ecommerce, logins, webmail and more in just a few minutes, 24/7. DomainSSL activates the browser padlock and https, and assures your customers that you take security seriously.

DomainSSL Key Features:

• 2048 bit future proof SSL Certificates
• A single certificate secures both www.domain.com and domain.com
• Universally works with all browsers, mobile phones and devices
• Clickable secure site seal
• Free phishing detection service
• Install across as many servers as you wish for no extra charge
• Reissue as many times as needed during the validity period
• Underwritten $10K warranty and 7 day refund
• SSL page load acceleration for enhanced website performance ​

High assurance OrganizationSSL Certificates provide instant identity confirmation and strong SSL protection for your website. Your customers see that GlobalSign has authenticated your identity – strengthening their trust that they’re doing business with the right people.

OrganizationSSL gives your website a step up in credibility over domain validated SSL Certificates, and are typically used in enterprise or ecommerce applications. OrganizationSSL activates the browser padlock and https, shows your corporate identity, and assures your customers that you take security very seriously.

OrganizationSSL Key Features

• Contains your authenticated organization details
• 2048 bit future proof SSL Certificates
• A single certificate secures both www.domain.com and domain.com
• Universally works with all browsers, mobile phones and devices
• Optional SGC technology increases weak encryption strength in older browsers
• Free phishing detection service
• Install across as many servers as you wish for no extra charge
• Reissue as many times as needed during the validity period
• Clickable secure site seal displaying organization details
• Underwritten $1.25 million warranty and 7 day refund
• SSL page load acceleration for enhanced website performance

Wildcard SSL allows you to secure an unlimited number of subdomains on a single certificate. It’s a great solution for anyone who hosts or manages multiple sites or pages that exist on the same domain. The one-time cost of the certificate covers you for additional subdomains you may add in the future.

Unlike a standard SSL Certificate that is issued to a single Fully Qualified Domain Name only (e.g., www.yourdomain.com), which means it can only be used to secure the exact domain to which it has been issued, a Wildcard SSL Certificate is issued to *.yourdomain.com, where the asterisk represents all possible subdomains. Wildcards are an option for Domain Validated (DV) and Organization Validated (OV) certificates.

An SSL certificate is typically issued to a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) such as “https://www.dc-gap.com//www.example.com”. However, some organizations need an SSL certificate for a public IP address. GlobalSign offers support for IP addresses on SSL certificates both in the common name and Subject Alternative Name (SANs) fields.
 

Ordering and Compatibility

Public IP addresses are supported on GlobalSign’s OrganizationSSL certificates. Other variations, such as DomainSSL and ExtendedSSL, do not support the securing of an IP address. While an IP address can be specified as a common name or as a Subject Alternative name, there are compatibility factors that should be taken into account before deciding how to order.

If you are targeting Windows 10 and later, you can populate the IP address in either field. If however, you are targeting Windows 8.1 and earlier, you should only specify the IP address as the common name.

In order to maintain compliance with RFC 5280, subject alternative names have a value that specifies the content type. For example, a SAN for www.example.com would be specified as dNSName and a SAN for 123.456.78.90 would be specified as iPAddress. Proper handling for the iPAddress SAN type was added in Windows 10, versions prior to this will not process iPAddress SANs properly.

For this reason, if you need to target Windows versions prior to 10, order the certificate with the desired IP address as the common name; earlier versions of Windows will validate from the common name instead of the iPAddress SAN entry.

The ExtendedSSL (EV) Certificate provides the highest level of identity assurance and works as a guarantee that the organization behind the website, as well as the trusted third party validating the identity, completed a thorough identity verification process. The issuance process of EV SSL Certificates is strictly defined within the EV guidelines (a set of vetting principles and policies approved by the CA/Browser forum) and GlobalSign, as the issuing Certification Authority, must be WebTrust accredited to complete the validation steps.

This verification process requires the applicant organization to prove exclusive rights to use a domain, confirm its legal, operational and physical existence, and finally prove the entity has authorized the issuance of the Certificate.

Extended Validation SSL Certificates should be used when identity assurance, visible trust and a guaranteed level of encryption are required. High profile websites often targeted for phishing attacks, such as major brands, banks or financial institutions, should use EV SSL for all public facing websites, but any website collecting data, processing logins or online payments also needs the increased trust provided by EV SSL. EV SSL also allows less well known brands to use a standardized level of trust to compete against the more familiar brands already established on the Internet.