Increase trust with SSL
What SSL does
Why you need SSL
Package overview
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Types of SSL certificates
Domain Validated (DV)
Organisation Validated (OV)
Extended Validation (EV)
What do you want to do with SSL?
Our recommendation
- Green padlock in the address bar
- Quick and easy activation
- $500,000 loss excess amount
Our recommendation
- Secure your domain and all of its subdomains
- Green padlock in the address bar
- Quick and easy activation
- $500,000 loss excess amount
Our recommendation
- The highest level of authentication and security
- Green padlock in the address bar
- Green display of your company name
- $1,500,000 loss excess amount
Our recommendation
- Green padlock in the address bar
- Verification of your business by our partner DigiCert
- Listing of your organisation's name on the certificate
- $1,250,000 loss excess amount
Benefits of an SSL certificate
Protect your data transactions
Anti-phishing
Builds trust with your site visitors
Better ranking with Google
Site Seal
Browse the internet safely
DigiCert – your SSL security
DigiCert SSL Certificate
- World's largest and most well-known SSL provider
- Unique additional services such as a daily malware scan
- Global leader with vast experience in internet security
SSL certificates
SSL certificates provide a layer of confidentiality and security that ensures privacy for users when transferring sensitive information between websites or through email. For this reason an SSL, or Secure Socket Layer, is integral to the successful operation of web based business and other concerns that deal with users' personal information.
An SSL certificate is associated with your particular domain name and so, when you buy an SSL certificate from 1&1 IONOS, you are ensuring that any data sent between your server and the client is secured against external threats. The user's browser decodes the data and displays the familiar lock icon for verification, in addition to this, rather than the usual "http" prefix, users will see "https" within the address bar.
Since there are various types of SSL certificates, each website should select the most suitable certificate for the given application.
It should be noted, that the level of encryption varies between 128 and 256 bits with the higher bit count providing greater possibilities for combinations of algorithms leading to greater security. In addition to this, SSL certificates are distinguished by browser compatibility, whether for single, sub or multiple domains, and the validation process of the domain or identity of the website. These safeguards ensure the security of your website and reassure your customers regarding their sensitive, personal details and data.
Whilst Google still recognises other aspects as important when ranking, the security of a website is paramount to its success and it is likely that even more weight will be placed on its user safety in the future. When you buy an SSL certificate, you will be able to offer your customers assurance as to their personal data and ensure that your website ranks higher than websites without SSL. Customers will appreciate the confidence your website inspires in them and return to your site again and again.
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