- Comparison of SSL certificates for web servers
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The following table compares various features of SSL digital certificates on the market, used for securing communication with web servers.
Comparison
Certificate authority Product name Number of domains included Number of subdomains included Cost for one year (USD) Strongest encryption level Verification level[1] Trusted by IE 7 Trusted by Firefox 3 Trusted by Safari 5.0.1 Indemnity provided (USD) Maximum liability (USD) Comodo Instant SSL 1 0 $99.95 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $10,000 Comodo Instant SSL Pro 1 0 $139.95 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $100,000 Comodo Instant SSL Premium[2] 1 0 $179.95 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 Comodo Unified Communications Certificate (UCC)[3] 3 up to 100 $285.00 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes Comodo Premium SSL Wildcard 1 unlimited $449.95 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 Comodo Extended Validation[4] 1 0 $449.95[5] 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 DigiCert SSL Plus 1 1 $144 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $1,000,000 DigiCert Wildcard Plus 1 unlimited $595 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $1,000,000 DigiCert Unified Communications Certificate 4 up to 150 $328 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $1,000,000 DigiCert EV SSL Plus 1 1 $488 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes Entrust Standard SSL 1 1 $189 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes Entrust Advantage SSL 2 2 $239 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes Entrust Unified Communications SSL 3 3 $295 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes Entrust EV SSL 2 2 $399 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes Go Daddy Standard SSL 1 0 $69.99 256-bit 1 Yes Yes Yes $10,000 Go Daddy Standard SSL Multiple Domain (UCC) 5 $89.99 256-bit 1 Yes Yes Yes $10,000 Go Daddy Standard SSL Unlimited Subdomains (Wildcard) 1 unlimited $199.99 256-bit 1 Yes Yes Yes $10,000 Go Daddy Premium SSL 1 0 $99.99 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 ipsCA A1 SSL[6] 1 0 $38 ($0 for two years for educational establishments) 2 Yes No ? ipsCA A1 SSL WildCard[6] 1 unlimited $276 ($0 for two years for educational establishments) 2 Yes No ? PGP TrustCenter TC Trust SSL 1 0 $179 256-bit 2 Yes Yes ? PGP TrustCenter TC Trust SSL Wildcard 1 unlimited $719 256-bit 2 Yes Yes ? PGP TrustCenter TC Extended Trust EV SSL 1 0 $719 256-bit 3 Yes Yes ? StartCom StartSSL Free 1 1 $0 256-bit[7] 1 Yes Yes Yes $10,000[7] StartCom StartSSL Verified unlimited unlimited $59.90 256-bit[7] 2 Yes Yes Yes $10,000[7] StartCom StartSSL Extended Validation 1 1[8] $149.90[9] 256-bit[7] 3 Yes Yes Yes SwissSign SSL Silver 1 1 $199 256-bit 1 Yes Yes Yes $10,000 SwissSign SSL Gold 1 1 $299 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $100,000 SwissSign SSL Gold Extended Validation 1 1 $799 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes $100,000 Thawte SSL123 1 0 $149 256-bit 1 Yes Yes No Thawte SSL Web Server Certificate 1 0 $249 256-bit 2 Yes Yes No Thawte SSL Web Server EV 1 0 $599 256-bit 3 Yes Yes No Thawte SGC SuperCert 1 0 $699 256-bit 2 Yes Yes No Thawte Wildcard SSL 1 0 Price available via online inquiry 256-bit 2 Yes Yes No VeriSign Secure Site[10] 1 0 $399 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $100,000 VeriSign Secure Site Pro[10] 1 0 $995 256-bit 2 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 VeriSign Secure Site with EV[10] 1 0 $995 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes $100,000 VeriSign Secure Site Pro with EV[10] 1 0 $1,499 256-bit 3 Yes Yes Yes $250,000 See also
- Certificate authority
- Certificate revocation list
- Extended Validation Certificate
- Robot certificate authority
- Web of trust
- X.509
- Server gated cryptography
References
- ^ 1: Domain only. 2: Domain and business details. 3: Domain, business details and identity of representative.
- ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl/ssl-certificate-premiumssl.html
- ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl-certificate-ucc.html
- ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl/ssl-certificate-ev.html
- ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/addsupport/ev-ssl.html
- ^ a b http://certs.ipsca.com/PRODUCTS/SSLServer.asp
- ^ a b c d e http://www.startssl.com/?app=39
- ^ Extended Validation guidelines prohibit the issuance of wildcard SSL certificates. Wildcard supported on non-EV certificates. Multiple domain names (Subject Alternative Names) supported on both EV and non-EV certificates. http://www.startssl.com/?app=25#87
- ^ First server certificate included, successive certificates $24.90. Unlimited number of Non-EV certificates included.
- ^ a b c d http://www.verisign.com/ssl/buy-ssl-certificates/secure-site-services/index.html
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