Domain Validation (DV)
Domain validation only. Issued in minutes. Ideal for blogs, social media & personal websites.
Starting At
$17.95
/year
Organization Validation (OV)
Basic identity verification. Ideal for small business websites and pages accepting sensitive information.
Starting At
$99
/year
Extended Validation (EV)
Full identity verification. Ideal for Business & Ecommerce sites looking to provide maximum visitor confidence.
Starting At
$179
/year
What is Standard DV SSL?
Domain Validation (DV) certificates offer an economical and quick way to implement SSL on your website. Domain Validated certificates verify you own the domain, but do not perform any additional organization-level validation.
Domain Validated certificates are ideal for personal websites, blogs, and social media, or any sites that are not transmitting private and confidential information. A Domain Validated certificate activates the browser padlock and enables the use of HTTPS to assure your website visitors and customers that you take their privacy seriously.
Recommended Use Cases
- Blogs
- Informational Pages
- Server to Server Communications
What is Organization Validation SSL?
Organization Validated SSL Certificates provide instant identity confirmation and strong SSL protection for your website and business.
OV SSL is an organization validated certificate that gives your website a step up in credibility over domain validated SSL Certificates. It activates the browser padlock and https, shows your corporate identity, and assures your customers that you take security very seriously. Site visitors can verify that the website is operated by a legitimate company and is not an imposter site.
Recommended Use Cases
- Login Pages
- Intranet Sites
- Webmail
Contains your Authenticated Organization Details
Certificate details indicate your website is using an Organization Validated SSL Certificate and include the issuing CA, validity status and expiration date.
What is a Wildcard SSL Certificate?
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.
Wildcard SSL is an option available for DV and OV SSL Certificates.
What is an SSL Certificate and Do I Need One?
SSL Certificates are fundamental to internet security. They are used to establish an encrypted connection and allow data to be transmitted securely between a browser or user’s computer and a server or website.
- Establishes a secure connection between a browser and a server
- Encrypts communication to protect sensitive information your customers provide to you
- Places a padlock next to your web address in the browser
- Authenticates an organization’s identity
Standard SSL (Domain Validated) Certificates are the easiest and most common type of SSL certificate. OV and EV Certificates also authenticate the identity of the company or organization that holds the certificate providing more trust to end-users.
With our SSL certificate services*, you won’t need to take manual steps to configure and deploy new certificates every year. We generate a renewal order automatically when your certificate nears the end of its validity. After payment, we will automatically configure, validate, and provision your new certificate for you.
* Your domain must be hosted through the same hosting provider who sold the SSL certificate, and the server must use cPanel, Plesk, or DirectAdmin.
