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Lite Ecommerce

StarterSSL is ideal for low volume, low value ecommerce transaction requirements. As a guide, typical customer transaction value is sub 50 USD, and volumes of transactions per week are in the tens.

StarterSSL is the lowest cost 1 year valid trusted single root SSL certificate available and is issued from a root certificate owned by FreeSSL.com.

StarterSSL also includes automated 2nd Generation validation and issuance allowing you to obtain certificates 24/7/365 immediately.

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StarterSSL 2nd Generation - no paperwork needed Immediate
24/7/365
96%+ Single Root - fast and simple to install

Root owned by FreeSSL.com
Tel, Email $70
Thawte 1st Generation
- faxed documents needed
> 2 days 99% + Chained Root - must install multiple certificates Tel, Email $199 > $449
Comodo InstantSSL 1st Generation - faxed documents needed 2 days 96%+ Chained Root - must install multiple certificates

Comodo do not own their own root
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$49

Professional Level Websites

These products are single root certificates. The roots are owned by each respective Certification Authority.

If your website has high transaction volumes or you are a hosting provider with service level agreements and your customer confidence demands production grade Internationally accepted brands of SSL certificates from well known, long time security vendors who own their own trusted roots. you should consider the major players GeoTrust, Thawte and Verisign.

GeoTrust offers the most cost-effective highly trusted professional grade and enterprise class single root install certificates on the market today.

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GeoTrust 2nd Generation - no paperwork needed Immediate
24/7/365
99% + Single Root Tel, Email $179
Verisign 1st Generation
- faxed documents needed
> 2 days 99% + Single Root Tel, Email $349

Lite Ecommerce - Wildcard Chained Root

These products are chained root certificates. Only ChainedSSL is issued from a stable root.

If your website is hosted by a third party or if you are a hosting provider, chained root certificates offer production grade SSL at a very reasonable cost.

ChainedSSL is the only stable chained root offering and provides the lowest cost highly trusted chained root SSL available and provides strong 128 bit encryption.

ChainedSSL is ideal for low volume, low transaction ecommerce transaction requirements. As a guide, typical customer transaction value is sub 50 USD, and volumes of transactions per week are in the tens.

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ChainedSSL Wildcard 2nd Generation - no paperwork needed Immediate
24/7/365
96%+ Stable Chained Root

Root owned by FreeSSL.com
Tel, Email $299**
Comodo
Wildcard
1st Generation
- faxed documents needed
2 days 96%+ Chained Root

Comodo do not own their own root
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Tel, Email $449

* ChainedSSL Wildcard $299 until further notice. Normally $349. Subject to change without notice.


1st Generation = manual process that validates the business organization via articles of incorporation. 1st Generation certificates take up to 2 days to issue.

2nd Generation = automated process that validates the domain control, business via Choicepoint Unique Identifier (DUNS equivalent), two factor telephony authentication. 2nd Generation certificates are immediately issued.

 

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