SSL  Certificates

Digiweb is pleased to offer this service to its customers, and is an authorized Thawte premium partner.

What is SSL?

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.

When should SSL be used?

There are two main online security problems that digital certificates solve:

• Authentication – proving a company's (or server's) identity online and in so doing create a sense of trust and confidence in using a website.
• Encryption - offering protection for the data submitted to a website (or between servers) so that in the event of interception, it will be unintelligible without the unique keyword for decryption.

Pricing

Thawte SSL certificate – 1 Year (includes IP address, installation) - $250.00

Thawte SSL certificate – 2 Year (includes IP address, installation) - $480.00

SSL certificates can be purchased online when creating new hosting plans, Virtual Private Servers, or IBM Managed Servers. To purchase an SSL certificate for an existing hosting arrangement, please email our support department or call our toll free number 0800 DIGIWEB (0800 344-493).

Note: Further years available on request, wildcards and supercerts also available on request.