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How Do You Get An SSL Certificate For Your Website?

With the rapid use of technology, most of the data is shared or transferred via the internet. Let it be personal information, data related to finance/money or government, most of the work is being done through the web in order to save time and makes the work easier. To safeguard our data from being misused or modified while establishing a connection/link between a browser and a server we need SSL Certificate.

SSL Certificate:

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is important when personal details, sensitive data or confidential data is being transferred using the internet. In order to secure it from being misused by a third party or hacker, we need an extra layer of security- SSL. To provide internet security, the data being shared between a server and a browser is encrypted before sharing thus remains safe from being accessed by the wrong person or misused by any third party.  

How To Get SSL :

The most widely way to get an SSL certificate is to check if your current website hosting provider offers any SSL certificates. Up until recently, all SSL versions were a paid feature. However, more and more companies have started to release free SSL certificates, including huge names like Symantec. But Let’s Encrypt, an all-around initiative to democratize website security has stepped to the fore. Formed by a group of experts from driving IT organizations, Let's Encrypt has figured out how to change site security by making it simple for everybody to have a safe association with their site. Furthermore, the organization additionally as of late discharged Wildcard SSL certificate for nothing.

Still, in certain conditions, it is better if you use paid Certificate Authority. If you have an enterprise-level site, consider utilizing an EV certificate. The EV certificate has an exacting confirmation process and will include much progressively visible indicators of trust like the name of your organization, country abbreviation, green bar in the URL of the browser and then some.

To sum up, the advantages of activating SSL certificates for your business or personal websites are inconceivable, and some web hosting providers have made installing them simple and quick. Try not to miss to advantage the HTTPS revolution, include an additional layer of security for your site security and increase their trust.

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Difference Between SSL Certificate and Wildcard SSL Certificate

SSL Certificate is used to get a secure connection between a server and a browser while transferring sensitive data to avoid misuse of data being shared or transferred.

There are different levels of certification validation. Few are listed below:

Extended Validation Certificates

Organization Validated Certificates

Domain Validated Certificates

Single Domain Certificates

Wildcard SSL Certificate

Multi Domain SSL Certificate (MDC)

Unified Communications Certificate (UCC)

Wildcard SSL Certificate

In this article we will talk about Wildcard SSL Certificate. SSL certificate safeguards data from a third party by ensuring secure link/connection between a server and a browser. But, when it comes to securing all sub-domains along with main domain, Wildcard SSL certificate is needed. Workings of both the certificates, i.e. SSL Certificate as well as Wildcard SSL certificate is almost the same with only one major difference and that is Wildcard SSL Certificate not only provides security to main domain but also, to all other sub-domains linked to the main domain irrespective of SSL certificate, which provides security to only the main domain.

Difference Between These Two

Wildcard SSL Certificate secures the URL of your website as well as its sub-domain, which can be numerous. Let us assume that you own a site www.mybusiness.com. If you get a Wildcard SSL Certificate, for this particular site, then it will not only secure this particular URL but also, all other sub-domains like blog.mybusiness.com, shop.mybusiness.com, onlinestore.mybusiness.com etc., provided these sub-domains are linked with the main domain. Whereas, a regular SSL Certificate normally secures single fully qualified domain name. In short, if you own or manage multiple sites/pages that exist on the same domain/ main domain, Wildcard SSL Certificate is what you need for a complete internet security and at a better price.

Working of Wildcard SSL Certificate

When an organization applies for Wildcard SSL Certificate, it means that it owns multiple website or sub domains.

When CA (Certification Authority) issues a certificate, organization must ensure that all sub domains are associated with the main domain else it will affect the level of security.

Once the validation of the domain and the sub domain is checked, Wildcard SSL Certificate will provide the same level of security to the main domain and all other sub domains associated with it.

Wildcard SSL Certificate will look for all the possible sub domain names and will provide security to them. For example, a Wildcard SSL Certificate is issued to *.mybusiness.com, where ‘*’ represents all the sub domains associated with the main domain and in return Wildcard SSL Certificate will provide security to all the possible sub domains suffixed ‘.mybusiness.com’.

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A Wildcard SSL certificate is a most preferred SSL certificate use for encrypting a website and an unlimited number of sub-domains.,  the Wildcard SSL is applied to secure not only your domain but to all its subdomains as well.

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Everything You Would Want to Know about Wildcard SSL

Use Wildcard SSL certificate to gain customers' confidence. Comodo offers power-packed Wildcard Certificates to secure your E-Commerce websites or multiple sub-domains.

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Create Wildcard SSL certificate with Let's encrypt and integrate into engineyard

Generate wildcard SSL certificate with engineyard interation

First, we are going to generate a wildcard SSL certificate for our domain and then will see the process of integrating that certificate in engineyard.

First, let’s see the brief about terms we are going to use in this blog

What is SSL and why it is used?

SSL certificates are used to create an encrypted channel between the client and the server. Transmission of such data as credit card details, account login information, any other sensitive information has to be encrypted to prevent eavesdropping.

What is a wildcard certificate?

A wildcard certificate is a digital certificate that is applied to a domain and all its subdomains. ... Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates often use wildcards to extend SSL encryption to subdomains. A conventional SSL certificate works on a single domain

Why Let's Encrypt?

Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority. That means you do not need to pay charges for SSL Certificate

Let’s start step by step process to create our wildcard certificate.

Step 1: First you need to ssh login to your server

ssh <user>@<server_address | ip_address>

Step 2: Once you are logged in to your server you need to install certbot to process further

Certbot is not available in the default ubuntu repository. Run the below command to add ppa repository.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot

Update packages using the below command.

sudo apt update

Run below command to install certbot

sudo apt install certbot

Check certbot which certboat is installed with below command

apt-cache policy certbot | grep -i Installed

Ref link :- https://certbot.eff.org/lets-encrypt/ubuntuxenial-apache.html

Step 3: Now as we have certbot installed on our server we are able to generate a certificate , use below command to generate a wildcard certificate

sudo certbot certonly --manual -d *.<your_domain> -d <your_domain> --agree-tos --no-bootstrap --manual-public-ip-logging-ok --preferred-challenges dns-01 --server

https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory

Here you need to replace <your_domain> with your original domain. For eg: xyz.com. In the process we have --preferred-challenges dns-01 there are other options available if you want to try go to reference https://letsencrypt.org/docs/challenge-types/

Step 4: In this process, you will be asked to add TXT Record in your DNS.

For that, you need to login to your DNS(Domain Provider like Bigrock, GoDaddy and more) account.

Then find DNS records management panel, this depends on your domain provider system.

Add TXT records given in the last step like below

Name: <your_domain>

Value: _acme-challenge=<value_generated_by_above_command>

You can test whether TXT Records Added on DNS or not on => https://mxtoolbox.com/

You need to follow this process two times. it will verify that you are the owner of the domain which you claim or acting as owner and then it will generate certificates for your domain with a validity of 3 months

Step 5: Add Certificates to your engine yard

Login to your engine yard account

From tools dropdown select SSL certificate

Click button named and Add SSL Certificate 

Add Name for your certificate so you can identify. 

Select radio button named ‘Upload SSL Certificate’ 

In SSL Certificate Text Area add the certificate from a file generated in the last step named Fullchain.pem

View content of that file with below command [ in ssh logged in terminal ]

sudo cat /etc/letsencrypt/live/unimedliving.com/fullchain.pem

In SSL Certificate Key Text Area add the certificate from a file generated in the last step named privkey.pem

View content of that file with below command [ in ssh logged in terminal ]

sudo cat /etc/letsencrypt/live/unimedliving.com/privkey.pem

Finally, Click on add certificate it will take some time to appear this certificate for the selection.

You have added a certificate in your engine yard now you need to assign that certificate to your web app.

Go to the Dashboard of engine yard

Select the app in which you want to assign SSL Certificate

In SSL section you can see the option called ‘Assign SSL Certificate to <your app>’

From SSL Certificate dropdown select the certificate you named uniquely.

Then click on update SSL Settings

All things are set and done now you only need to click ‘Apply’ button

After your changes applied to your environment you can check that your app is now SSL Protected.

You can perform SSL test on -> https://www.whynopadlock.com/

You can use the same process for renewing your certificate after 90 days. If you use single domain SSL you can make this process automated by adding the script, but for wildcard domains, you can not perform automated process because it requires DNS Challenge to perform, in future there might be a way to do these challenges automated as well. We will update our blog if such a technique developed.  

If you face any difficulties in following the above process, comment on the blog we will be happy to help. Thank you!

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The Instant process of Wildcard SSL Certificate creation at IIS 7

Finishing the approval process for any SSL certificate is a fairly straightforward process, but it is still not as easy as the instant installation of the obtained certificate via the IIS 7 server application offered through Microsoft. A business owner that understands how a singular certificate or an IIS Wildcard Certificate operates can appreciate the simple approach that Microsoft brings to the table.

When the owner installs this certificate, they begin by navigating through the start menu and the IIS 7 GUI, into the appropriate directory for storing certificates and initiating the “Create Certificate Request” process. This process begins the actual installation and launches an intelligent wizard that guides them through a few simple selections; starting with several text-fields requiring company information, such as domain name, place of business and the company title. Although the installation steps are straightforward, at some point owners may need some assistance.

An IIS Wildcard certificate follows this same procedure and results in the business owner operating a protected domain within moments. This protection requires no further installation on any of the included sub-domains. The Wildcard SSL certificates installation IIS is such an easy process. The steps listed above require no advanced knowledge of encryption methods, authorization techniques or programming experience on the operator’s behalf. In little to no time, RapidSSLOnline.com can ensure that a domain is fully protected with the best partner program in the SSL industry.

With the installation process only requiring a few details and a couple of clicks from the mouse, it is a surprise that every online corporation has not taken the time to obtain this security for themselves and their visitors.

Author Bio

Jim Armstrong and RapidSSLOnline.com help consumers understand how WildCard SSL works with its different security keys.They also provide customers with access to a full range of SSL products from brands including Symantec, Thawte, RapidSSL, and GeoTrust SSL. For more information about True BusinessID Wildcard SSL, Symantec Wildcard SSL Thawte Wildcard SSL security keys, and other SSL products, contact RapidSSLOnline.com at pr@rapidsslonline or call 727-388-4240.

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What Is Wildcard and EV SSL Certificates

SSL Certificate acts as a backbone of the Internet security system. It provides an encrypted link between a browser and a server, which helps in transferring or sharing data in encrypted form to keep the data integral and secure from falling in the wrong hands and from being misused. There are many types of SSL certificates available in the market, but it depends upon the requirement of the applicant, what level of SSL certificate would suit him the best. Higher the security required, higher the level of SSL certificate is needed.

Wildcard certificate: If you own a domain and multiple subdomains, and you want to secure them all, instead of buying a certificate for every single domain and subdomain, you can buy Wildcard certificate, which will secure an unlimited number of subdomains but to a specific level. Along with providing security to multiple domains and subdomains, it will also save your time and money, which you would have wasted in buying and installing multiple certificates for every single domain and subdomain.

Technically, we can say that a Wildcard Certificate is a public key certificate and it can be used with numerous subdomains of a domain. The primary use of this certificate is to secure website prefixed with https://. A single Wildcard certificate works for your convenience and saves a lot of time, but it also protects or secures the main domain as well as its subdomain at the same time.

EV SSL certificate:  EV stands for Extended Validation Certificate and it involves strict selection process of validation to make sure that the entity requesting for this certificate is legal and genuine. If a website is secured with a certified EV SSL certificate, it will be indicated by the Green colored address bar. Similar to Wildcard Certificate, Extended Validation Certificate is also used for websites prefixed with https:// and also for software that verifies legal entity, which controls the software package or website itself. To obtain EV Certificate, CA (Certification Authority) will verify the identity of the applicant and if the information provided by the entity is correct then the certificate is issued. Verification here is very important because EV certificate provides a higher level of security.

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How To Select The Right Certificate For Business Websites

SSL, as a protocol, is obsolete, however. SSL means "secure sockets layer" and it's a security protocol used to transmit information over the internet. Basically, two machines get in touch with one another, agree on an encryption model and open a safe tunnel between them. To put it plainly, the protocol manages encryption and the declaration manages confirmation. For whatever length of time that you have an SSL certificate, it very well may be utilized for SSL or TLS. Not all SSL certificates are made similarly, however.

Choosing the Right Certificate

Before introducing an SSL certificate on WordPress, you'll have to know which one you should purchase. There are three types of certificates: domain-validated, organization validated and extended validation.

DV certificates are high-risk, which means your domain has been confirmed yet nothing else. You can by and large get them for nothing, be that as it may, with browsers cracking action against encoded connections, regardless you'll get a red lock in Chrome.

The other two are progressively secure. OV certificates confirm that your business is authentic and utilize that to demonstrate your site is trustworthy. EV is the equivalent however occurs consistently and the verification procedure is more strict.

OV and EV certificates are substantially more costly. If you don't have text entry on your site, at that point you're fine not having an SSL certificate or utilizing a free one through your web hosting provider. If you have to such an extent as a contact form, however, Chrome will show a red lock and possibly a notice to those landing on your website. If you run a blog that has a comment section, for instance, Chrome will demonstrate a red lock, however, won't display a warning.

You may see “wildcard” SSL certificates floating around while shopping. They don't change the verification method yet check all the subdomains on a site.

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How Do Enable HSTS For Website?

If you are running a website, which contains sensitive data or important information, it is advisable to implement HSTS. In case you are running a site that doesn’t contain any personal data, you may not be able to utilize the full benefits of HSTS.

Advantages of HSTS

HSTS features are designed to focus on preventing the ‘middle man attack’. These kinds of attacks are done to steal sensitive information and credentials of the website. Forcing every communication to be sent via HTTPS prevents these attacks. This is done by instructing the web browser to not to send any kind of traffic over the HTTP protocol.

Two main security advantages of HSTS are:

1)    Automatically redirects any assets that are referenced in HTML generated by your website to be called through https:// instead of http://. This will ensure that the source from which the content is coming is a valid SSL certificate.

2)    The browser will automatically eliminate the ability to override the certificate warning in case the website uses an invalid SSL certificate. It also prevents access to such websites.

How do I implement HSTS?

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates are widely used to enhance website security. There are different types of SSL certificates available in the market. It depends upon the requirement of the individual that which SSL certificate he should opt. For example:

•    If you contain sub-domains in your websites content structure, Wild card certificate is what you need to only cover https://.

•    In case only the main domain needs protection, the Domain validation SSL certificate will do the job.

To implement HSTS, follow the following steps:

1)    Check the validity of the SSL certificate of your website

2)    Redirect all the http:// links to https://

3)    Cover all the sub-domains with wildcard SSL certificate

4)    HSTS header should be served on the base domain for https:// request and set Max-age to at least 18 weeks

5)    Specify preload directives and ‘include subdomains’ directives

Failing to fulfill these requirements (1-5) will result in the removal of your listing.

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How Wildcard SSL Certificates Works?

A Wildcard SSL Certificate spares you cash and time by verifying your domain and unlimited sub-domains on a single certificate. Wildcard certificates work a similar way as a standard SSL Certificate, enabling you to verify the connection between your site and your client's Internet browser.

In this article, we will talk about the Wildcard SSL Certificate. SSL certificate safeguards data from a third party by ensuring secure link/connection between a server and a browser. But, when it comes to securing all sub-domains along with main domain, the Wildcard SSL certificate is needed.

Difference between SSL Certificate and Wildcard SSL Certificate

Wildcard SSL Certificate secures the URL of your website as well as its sub-domain, which can be numerous. Let us assume that you own a site www.mybusiness.com. If you get a Wildcard SSL Certificate, for this particular site, then it will not only secure this particular URL but also, all other sub-domains like blog.mybusiness.com, shop.mybusiness.com, onlinestore.mybusiness.com, etc., provided these sub-domains are linked with the main domain. Whereas, a regular SSL Certificate normally secures single fully qualified domain name. In short, if you own or manage multiple sites/pages that exist on the same domain/ main domain, Wildcard SSL Certificate is what you need for complete internet security and at a better price.

Working of Wildcard SSL Certificate

When an organization applies for Wildcard SSL Certificate, it means that it owns multiple website or subdomains.

When CA (Certification Authority) issues a certificate, the organization must ensure that all subdomains are associated with the main domain else it will affect the level of security.

Once the validation of the domain and the subdomain is checked, Wildcard SSL Certificate will provide the same level of security to the main domain and all other subdomains associated with it.

Wildcard SSL Certificate will look for all the possible subdomain names and will provide security to them. For example, a Wildcard SSL Certificate is issued to *.mybusiness.com, where ‘*’ represents all the subdomains associated with the main domain and in return Wildcard SSL Certificate will provide security to all the possible subdomains suffixed ‘.mybusiness.com’

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How Extended Validation(EV) & Wildcard Certificates Provide Multiple Layer Of Online Protection

SSL Certificate acts as a backbone of the Internet security system. It provides an encrypted link between a browser and a server, which helps in transferring or sharing data in encrypted form to keep the data integral and secure from falling in the wrong hands and from being misused. There are many types of SSL certificates available in the market, but it depends upon the requirement of the applicant, what level of SSL certificate would suit him the best. Higher the security required, higher the level of SSL certificate is needed. Various SSL certificates are divided into two groups on the basis of validation level and secured domains and sub-domains:

Validation level

Domain Validation Certificate

Organization Validation Certificate

Extended Validation Certificate

Domain and sub-domain

Single Domain Certificate

Wildcard Certificate

Multi-domain Certificate

In this article, we will discuss Extended Validation Certificate (EV) and Wildcard certificate and how these certificates provide multiple layers of online protection. 

EV SSL certificate:  EV stands for Extended Validation Certificate and it involves strict selection process of validation to make sure that the entity requesting for this certificate is legal and genuine. If a website is secured with a certified EV SSL certificate, it will be indicated by a Green colored address bar. Similar to Wildcard Certificate, Extended Validation Certificate is also used for websites prefixed with https:// and also for software that verifies legal entity, which controls the software package or website itself. To obtain EV Certificate, CA (Certification Authority) will verify the identity of the applicant and if the information provided by the entity is correct then the certificate is issued. Verification here is very important because EV certificate provides a higher level of security.

Wildcard certificate: If you own a domain and multiple subdomains, and you want to secure them all, instead of buying a certificate for every single domain and subdomain, you can buy Wildcard certificate, which will secure an unlimited number of subdomains but to a specific level. Along with providing security to multiple domains and subdomains, it will also save your time and money, which you would have wasted in buying and installing multiple certificates for every single domain and subdomain.

Technically, we can say that a Wildcard Certificate is a public key certificate and it can be used with numerous subdomains of a domain. The primary use of this certificate is to secure website prefixed with https://. A single Wildcard certificate works for your convenience and saves a lot of time, but it also protects or secures the main domain as well as its subdomain at the same time.

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Google Prefers Wildcard SSL Certificate for Security- The SSL Street

Do you have Wildcard SSL certificate for your website? If you have not considered Wildcard SSL certificate yet, for your website, it is right time to do it because there are chances that Google might flag your website within a few months. The Internet is not an unfamiliar term and e-commerce businesses are new. But most of the merchants, running websites as a virtual market to sell products and services neglect customer security. Most of the websites require customers/web page visitor’s personal details in one or the other form. Let us understand it with the following:

Login page: Details required are Name & address

Mobile number

E-mail ID

Date of Birth

User ID & password

Membership Subscription form: Details required are

Name & address

Mobile number & E-mail ID

Credit card details

This information is very critical and can be misused if fallen into the wrong hands. With dominating trend of E-world, it has become essential to take special measures to provide Internet security and Google is in no mood of overlooking any loopholes that hinder it and is planning to flag unencrypted Internet by the end of this year.

The unsafe web is what Google is planning to get rid off and is looking forward to providing a secure Internet for its customers' security. If you're running a website without SSL certificate, get one or be ready for bad publicity as “Not secure” is the tag which will be displayed in your URL bar.

Why Google prefersWildcard SSL Certificate?

When it comes to internet security, it has become essential to use a wildcard SSL certificate because it not only secures a particular page or a home page but also sub-domains associated with it on a single certificate. It comes with unlimited server license & warranty as well as provides 99.9% of browser capability. In short Wildcard SSL certificate secures website URL. It is ideal for those who manage multiple sites on a single domain.

With the new version of chrome, SSL certificate has become mandatory for websites that require text input in form of the login page, contact form, subscription form etc. Else ‘Not secure’ warning will be issued to visitors of your site, which might deteriorate your business. 

What is a Wildcard SSL Certificate?

SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer and is a security technology through which an encrypted link is established between a browser and a web server. It is due to an encrypted link that the data remain private and secure when interchanged between the browser and the server. Every SSL certificate contains the following information:

Name of the holder

Serial number & expiration date

Copy of public key

A digital signature of the issuing authority

Wildcard SSL certificate is one of the SSL certificates that provide multi-layer online protection. With a single wildcard certificate, you can secure multiple domains. This not only saves you from the horror of buying and installing certificates for each and every domain but also saves a lot of time that can be used elsewhere, productively.

Features of a Wildcard SSL Certificate-

1. Encrypts sensitive information: If the information is passed over the internet with encryption, it can be read easily and can be misused. Sensitive information like credit card number, net-banking information, username, and password should be transferred in unreadable form.

2. Provides protection from cyber-crime: Cyber-criminals are smart enough to identify any loophole- in your network and capture important & sensitive data before it reaches its destination. SSL certificate helps you defend against such black-eye masked people.

3. Builds trust and brand power: Lock icon and green address bar are the symbols of internet security. It provides assurance to the customer that the particular website is secure to use and he can share personal and sensitive information without hesitation. This will undoubtedly boost the credibility of the brand and add to the brand power.

If planning to buy Wildcard SSL certificate, don’t waste much time and get it today, before Google flags your website.

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Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard And EssentialSSL Wildcard Certificate

Choosing a SSL certificate that suits your requirement is an important decision to make. Depending upon the purpose, you can choose from the list such as Single domain SSL certificate, multiple domain SSL certificate, wildcard certificate, free SSL certificate and so on. It is important to use Comodo SSL certificate for sensitive data but it is even more important to understand which SSL certificate to use out of a number of different SSL products. There are a vast number of SSL certificates available and these may or may not fall under the same brand.

The main purpose of Wildcard SSL certificate is to secure main domain and all its first level sub-domains. Wildcard only provides security to certain level of sub-domains, but it is widely used because it saves time and is cost effective.

Comodo Essential SSL Certificate: As mentioned above, Comodo provides a variety of SSL products depending upon the cost as well as the level of security. Other than Comodo Positive range, it also has Essential range, which contains only two products:

Comodo Essential SSL

Comodo Essential Wildcard SSL

Comodo Positive SSL Certificate: Comodo is an entity that issues or grants,or we can say that it is a Certification Authority (CA), which provides a list of SSL certificates. Positive SSL Wildcard Certificate is the part of ‘Positive’ product range provided by Comodo, which are less costly as compare to other SSL wildcard products available in the market. List of few products of Comodo Positive range are:

Comodo Positive SSL

Comodo Positive SSL Wildcard

Comodo Positive SSL Multi-domain Wildcard SSL

Difference Between The Two

Price: The main difference between the two is mainly the price. Positive SSL Wildcard is cheaper than the Essential SSL Wild card. For small and medium level websites, people prefer Positive Wildcard. But when websites need to carry financial transaction or sensitive data, Essential SSL wildcard is preferred.

Rating: User’s trust rating of Essential SSL Wildcard is much higher than that of Positive SSL Wildcard, and this difference in rating is due to high level of security features provided by Essential product range.

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Secure Your Business Website & Customer Data Wth Comodo Instant SSL Pro Certificate 

If you have an e-commerce website and you want to secure your client information, Comodo Instant SSL Pro Certificate is the best security solution for that. These Certificates carry a brand new increased warrant of $100,000 (for an increased Warranty, try Premium SSL Certificates). Secure your website and defend e-commerce transactions with bank-strength encrypted security. Read More: https://goo.gl/mkcixC

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Buy Cheap Cost Wildcard SSL Certificates using different validation types DV and OV. Know Wildcard SSL Certificates price comparison and benefits to secure unlimited subdomains.