5 Things to Know Before you Buy an SSL Certificate
We write a lot about what are SSL certificate and its application on our online properties. Today, I would like to share 5 important points you should know before you buy any SSL certificate online.
All websites does not require an SSL certificate
Yes, that is very true! You don’t need to buy an SSL certificate because you own a website. There are different criteria’s that define the necessity of an SSL certificate. You can read detailed article we recently published on our blog answering your question “Do I really need an SSL certificate“.
Not all SSL Certificates are equal
We at Cheap SSL Shop offer SSL certificates from Comodo Positive SSL at $7.00/year to Digicert secure site pro with EV SSL starts from $927.20/year! Before you buy an SSL, you must understand this fact that all SSL are different and has its own application. If you are not familiar with its application, we recommend consult your provider. That will save your money and time.
Not all SSL will work for WWW and Non WWW domain
We found that most of the customer who buys an SSL is not familiar with this fact. Some certificate providers are not offering this feature and you need to define a URL while generating CSR. It is better you check features provided by CAs before you generate CSR for your domain.
SSL is not an Anti-virus
To learn more about SSL security, we recommend reading this article on “What is SSL & TLS“. SSL only protect your information that travel between local computer to your website server and vise-a-versa by their strong encryption algorithm. It will not protect your website from attacks on loopholes due to technical error in your programming.
You can buy same SSL certificate at very cheaper price
We recommend reviewing price of same SSL certificate on different authorized reseller’s websites. They are not only offering lowest price SSL certificate but also provides coupon code to avail additional discount on your purchase. Authorized SSL resellers like us, buy wholesale price certificate from CAs. As we pass big amount of our profit to customer, we can offer cheapest price ever. Customer will have same SSL certificate at more than 70% discounted price.
There is no harm is purchasing an SSL certificate from authorized reseller as they will not only offer best price but also offer personal support in installation process.
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