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Ecommerce Pack: SSL Certificates
Personal or community website


If you manage a website where your visitors submit personal information or login details, it is strongly recommended that you use a private SSL certificate in order to:


  • Cover industry standard for a secure data transfer;
  • Stop hackers from hijacking the personal data of your website's visitors;
  • Protect your users when logging into their user area;
  • Increase your visitors trust.

Recommended SSL certificates

To secure a personal or community website, SiteGround recommends either the Standard SSL or the Wildcard SSL certificate. Both SSL certificates provide strong encryption of the data collected on your website, which fully complies with the industry standards and are mobiles devices compatible. However, the Wildcard SSL certificate is a better option if you would like to secure multiple subdomains of your website.You can review and compare the SSL certificates once again below:

To save you time and efforts the SiteGround experts will perform the SSL installation process for you. Only now you will get FREE SSL installation and save 30$! To have an SSL certificate installed on your website you need a dedicated IP address. It costs $30/year and is included into the total price of the SSL certificates. All SSL certificates we provide come with the most powerful SSL encryption available today to protect your website information - 256 bit. The SSL site seal is the best way to show your visitors your website is authenticated and secured. Once you have an SSL installed you will be able to place the SSL site seal on your website. More over, the site seal that comes with our SSL certificates is a dynamic site seal. It displays additional verification when clicked on - the domain name for which the SSL certificate is issues, validity period, etc. By having a dynamic site seal on your website, you will no longer lose a visitor.
One of the greatest ways to prove that your website is secured is to have an SSL certificate that turns the address bar green. We are happy to provide you with an SSL that can offer this type of authentication. Click here to learn more about our EV SSL certificate.
Before an SSL certificate is issued it, the domain name or the organization that requests it needs to pass a verification process. Different types of SSL certificates have different verification processes. The Standard and the Wildcard SSLs have a standard domain verification process. If you would like to get an EV SSL certificate you will need to pass an extended verification process that is performed by WebTrust Accredited Certification Authority. In order to purchase an EV SSL you need to be a legitimate Organization. Many people browse websites through their mobile and smart phones or PDAs. That is why using an SSL certificate, compatible with mobile devices is highly recommended. An SSL certificate is usually issued for the main domain and all pages located on subfolders (yourdomain.com/subfolder) of the main domain. The standard SSL certificates will not protect multiple pages located on subdomains. However, if you need to secure multiple subdomains of your main domain (*.yourdomain.com), you can take advantage of the Alpha SSL Wildcard certificate.


Not sure which SSL is best for your website?


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