Digital Certificates for Sale
Read Below for a description and facts on SSL and Code Signing Certificates then click upon the link and view what you want to purchase. All purchases are through Thawte’s Secure Site. So many of our clients have the need for this security, as do we as a development house, your purchase can now be made easily and through our website.
Thank you,
GigaSoft Development, Inc.
| What are SSL and Digital Certificates? |
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Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol developed by Netscape in 1996 which quickly became the method of choice for securing data transmissions across the Internet. SSL is an integral part of most web browsers and web servers and makes use of the public-and-private key encryption system developed by RSA. In order to make an SSL connection, the SSL protocol requires that a server should have a digital certificate installed. A digital certificate is an electronic file that uniquely identifies individuals and servers. Digital certificates serve as a kind of digital passport or credential which authenticate the server prior to the SSL session being established. Typically, digital certificates are signed by an independent and trusted third party to ensure their validity. The “signer” of a certificate is known as a Certification Authority (CA), such as thawte. |
| About thawte |
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thawte, the Certification Authority chosen by hundreds of thousands, has been innovating and delivering trusted services for more than a decade. They enable businesses and individuals to communicate and transact securely by verifying and authenticating their identities, thus allowing them to gain the trust and confidence of millions of users. Their digital certificates are used globally to secure servers, encrypt files and communication, and validate the authenticity of applications and digital code. Through their dedication to maintaining your security they are helping to build a trusted digital future for everyone. |
| When should SSL be used and what can it secure? |
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There are two main online security problems that digital certificates solve:
Solving these security problems allows online business to protect against the following scenarios:
So what are the practical applications of digital certificates? Firstly, looking at categories of data, the most common deployment is for securing transmission of financial information in ecommerce. However, with incidence of identity theft on the rise, protecting the transmission of a broad range of personally identifiable information is becoming ever more important. This category of data would include identity and social security numbers, e-mail addresses and demographic information as well as registration and login processes. In terms of applications and protocols, thawte SSL certificates can be used to secure the following:
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| SSL123 Certificates |
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SSL123 is thawte's entry level certificate which
provides validation that your domain is registered and that you have authorized
the purchase of the certificate. Through SSL encryption, the certificate
assures that information is kept private between your web server and your
clients' web browsers.
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| SSL Web Server Certificates |
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The thawte SSL Web Server Certificate offers
comprehensive stringent authentication procedures (domain name and identity
verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending
on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your
web server. This ensures that information is kept private while in transit
between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
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| SGC SuperCerts |
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The SGC SuperCert is thawte's strongest
encryption certificate. It automatically steps up protection to a minimum
of 128-bit encryption even if your customers use older browsers (IE 4.X
or Netscape 4.06 and later) which have limited 40-bit or 56-bit encryption
capabilities. 256-bit encryption can be enabled if your client's browser
capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server are both 256-bit
compatible.
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| SSL Web Server Wildcard Certificates |
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thawte's wildcard certificates offer enterprises
a convenient and cost-effective option for managing multiple second level
domains that are hosted on the same physical server. Like a typical SSL with
full authentication thawte wildcards are capable
of delivering up to 256-bit encryption, but unlike other SSL certificates
that are only valid for a domain, the wildcard covers *.yourdomain.com thereby
securing any number of second level domains, provided that these are hosted
on the same server.
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| Code Signing Certificates |
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A thawte Code Signing Certificate is strongly
recommended for any publisher who plans to distribute code or content over
the Internet or corporate extranets and needs to assure the integrity and
authorship of that code.
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| thawte Trusted Site Seal |
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Taking the proactive step of deploying digital certificates to secure a website sends a message to its users that their security is being taken seriously. This is best communicated through the use of a thawte Trusted
Site Seal – a dynamic image which provides visible proof of
a website’s trusted status, and that users may transact safely and
securely. Site seals should be positioned on homepages as well as secure
pages within sites.
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| Internationalized Domain Names |
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thawte now provides SSL certificates
to customers who use Internationalized Domain Names – the first
and only Certification Authority to offer this. Internationalized
Domain Names (IDNs) provide a convenient mechanism for users to access websites
in their preferred language. |