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How To Choose An SSL Certificate?

Principal aim of an SSL certificate is to secure a particular website with most optimum encrypting process with a certificate that is relevant to individual needs of users. Selection of the right SSL certificate for your website can be a perplexing task. This is because of a wide range of certificates to choose from. It is therefore vital to understand basic types of SSL certificates.

Domain Validated Certificate (DV)
This is the standard certificate offering nothing more than the basic encrypting facility. It is the most economical one and can be availed in matter of minutes.

Multi Domain Certificate
You can secure more than one domain with help of Multi Domain certificate. As many as hundred domains can be secured with one such certificate. Addition of new domains can be done anytime during the validity period of this certificate.

Wildcard Certificate
These are the most suitable for websites for securing unlimited number of sub-domains.

Extended Validation Certificate (EV)
EV certificate is the premium SSL certificate used to avail 2048- bit encryption which is the industry standard. It is the most widely recognized certificate to establish trust among visitors. Financial organizations and large corporate prefer EV certificates.

Organization Validation Certificate (OV)
OV certificate is almost similar to EV certificate and is commonly used by large e-commerce organizations to instill trust among customers.