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What is a SSL / TLS Certificate ?

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are security protocols that enable secure communications between two machines. An SSL certificate is a small data file leveraging this security protocol to serve two functions:

Authentication – SSL certificates serve as credentials to authenticate the legitimacy of a website. Certificates are issued to a specific domain and web server after a Certificate Authority performs a strict vetting process on the organization requesting the certificate. Once issued the certificate provides information about the identity of a business or website and authenticates that the website they are on is a legitimate business and any information submitted will be secured.
Secure data communication - When SSL is installed on a web server, it enables the padlock to appear in the web browser and activates the HTTPS protocol to secure the connection between the web server to a browser. It does this by using encryption algorithms to scramble the data in transit into an undecipherable format that can only be read with the proper decryption key.

SSL and TLS are both cryptographic protocols used to create an encrypted connection and establish trust. TLS is an updated version of SSL that provides advanced encryption options including Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) or Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA). When purchasing certificate solutions from Comodo, customers receive the most up-to-date TLS encryption even though they are more widely referred to as SSL.
Web browsers only show the secure indicators for SSL certificates signed by a trusted CA, like Comodo. To become a trusted CA, a company must comply with and perform regular audits for the security and authentication process standards established by the leading browsers. When a trusted CA issues a certificate to an organization the browser will recognize the certificate as legitimate The browser lets the user know that the website is secure, and the user can feel safe browsing the site and even entering their confidential information.

Why SSL is a must for the online ebusiness ?

All websites in the internet are at risk of attack
Customers only trust secured websites
Online customers only 'click and buy' online when they can easily and have a reliable way to verify the site identity and security
Visitors and consumers look for lock icon on their browsers
Visitors always want to verify your company information
SSL certificate is the most cost effective solution to build confident and trust for websites

Product	Type	Duration	Validation	ENTITY PREFERENCE
Alpha SSL Certificate	REGULAR Get HTTPS and Secure Pad Lock for Single Domain
		One Year	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
		Two Years	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
	WILDCARD Get HTTPS and Secure Pad Lock for Domain and all its subdomains
		One Year	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
		Two Years	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
Domain Validation (DV) Certificate	REGULAR Get HTTPS and Secure Pad Lock for Single Domain
		One Year	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
		Two Years	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
	WILDCARD Get HTTPS and Secure Pad Lock for Domain and all its subdomains
		One Year	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
		Two Years	Domain Validation	SME , Personal
Organization Validation (OV) Certificate	REGULAR Get HTTPS , Secure Pad Lock and Organization Validation for Single Domain
		One Year	Organization and Domain Validation	Government
		Two Years	Organization and Domain Validation	Government
	WILDCARD Get HTTPS , Secure Pad Lock and Organization Validation for Domain and all its subdomain
		One Year	Organization and Domain Validation	Government
		Two Years	Organization and Domain Validation	Government
Extended Validation (EV) Certificate	REGULAR Get HTTPS, Secure Pad Lock along with Organization Name and Country Code for the domain
		One Year	Organization and Domain Validation / Advance Validation	Banks and business organizations
		Two Years	Organization and Domain Validation / Advance Validation	Banks and business organizations

Name	Description	Example
Standard Certificate	Single Domain	www.example.com
Unified Communications Certificates (UCC)	Up to 5 domains, & in multiples for each set of 5. Maximum 100 domains. Cannot contain wildcard domain.	www.example.com www.secondexample.com abc.secondexample.com
Wildcard Certificate	Single Wildcard Domain	*.example.com Works for all subdomains (Eg: abc.example.com, www.example.com, etc)
Wildcard UCC Certificate	Up to 5 domains, & in multiples for each set of 5. Maximum 100 domains. Can contain wildcard domain.	www.example.com *.secondexample.com www.thirdexample.com

Customer need to email CSR and email/upload documents which included enrollment form and POI/LO/PAYMENT RECEIPTS in order to process SSL Certificate order online or Enroll the CSR file online with the complete organization details (Web Server Specification, Domain Name, Organization Contact)
- *******CSR file – Customer need to generate the csr file at their server that require the SSL Certificate
Domain Authentication Requirements
- The Validation team first tries to authenticate the domain listed in your enrolment through publicly available domain name registration information. If we cannot automatically authenticate your domain name control, we require an authorization letter from that domain's owner. This step prevents applicants from fraudulently or accidentally obtaining SSL Certificates for domains that do not belong to them
Verification Call
- The organizational contact is an employee of the organization.
- The organizational contact is aware and approves of the certificate request
- The organization contact is working with the organization being verify by the HR management ) EV SSL
Once validation and verification done, the SSL certificate will be issue to the ORGANIZATION contact by email.
Customer may proceed install the SSL certificate at their server.