NoisyDinosaur.com sells four types of
thawte Digital Certificates
1. SGC SuperCert
The Server
Gated Cryptography (SGC) digital certificate is our premium SSL certificate,
providing the highest possible protection in all circumstances. The SGC SuperCert
offers
256-bit encryption in all browsers (released after Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.x or Netscape 4.06). In older-browsers it ensures a minimum of 128-bit
encryption to 99.9% of all users, even if the user's browser supports only
40-bit or 56-bit encryption.
Who
needs an SGC SuperCert?
You need
an SGC SuperCert instead of our Web Server Certificate, if any of the following
are true for your business:
- You
have an International (non-US) audience/customer-base, or/and
- You
need to provide the highest possible encryption for each and every visitor to
your website, or/and
- You
conduct medium to high-value
e-commerce transactions via your web interface
SGC SuperCert
Features and Benefits at a glance
| Encryption |
256-bit with lowest possible encryption level of 128-bit
protection for 99.9% of users even with older browsers |
| Browser Ubiquity |
Highest in industry |
| Certificate Details |
Domain and identity authentication and verification |
| Certificate Authentication |
Stringent Business Verification and Authentication |
| Average Issuance Speed |
Less than 2 days |
| thawte Trusted Site Seal |
Yes - free (available in multiple languages) |
| Root CA |
Yes |
| Free Reissues |
Yes – unlimited for the lifespan of the certificate |
| Secures Internationalized Domains |
Yes – thawte is the first Certification Authority to have
all its SSL certificates support IDN’s character sets. |
| SGC Technology |
Yes – only a few CA’s can offer this |
2. Web Server Certificate
The thawte SSL Web Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication
procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56
or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the
cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept
private while in transit between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
Web Server
Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance
| Encryption |
Upto 256-bit encryption enabled |
| Browser Ubiquity |
Highest in industry |
| Certificate Details |
Domain and identity authentication and verification |
| Certificate Authentication |
Stringent Business Verification and Authentication |
| Average Issuance Speed |
Less than 2 days |
| thawte Trusted Site Seal |
Yes - free (available in multiple languages) |
| Root CA |
Yes |
| Free Reissues |
Yes – unlimited for the lifespan of the certificate |
| Secures Internationalized Domains |
Yes – thawte is the first Certification Authority to have
all its SSL certificates support IDN’s character sets. |
| SGC Technology |
No |
3. SSL123 Certificate
SSL123 is thawte’s entry level
certificate which provides validation that your domain is registered and that
you have authorized the purchase of the certificate. Through SSL encryption, the
certificate assures that information is kept private between your web server and
your clients' web browsers.
Who needs a
SSL123 Digital Certificate?
Your
choice of digital certificate depends mainly on whether you require your company
details added to the certificate contents. If not, then SSL123 is an ideal
choice of product as it provides the added benefit of quick issuance.
If you
need a domain validated SSL certificate issued to you with minimal paperwork
within minutes and at an affordable price, then SSL123 is the right certificate
for you.
SSL123 Certificate Features and Benefits at a glance
| Encryption |
Upto 256-bit encryption enabled |
| Browser Ubiquity |
Highest in industry |
| Certificate Details |
Domain name verification only |
| Certificate Authentication |
Domain name check and validation |
| Average Issuance Speed |
Less than 1 day |
| thawte Trusted Site Seal |
Yes - free (available in multiple languages) |
| Root CA |
Yes |
| Free Reissues |
Yes – unlimited for the lifespan of the certificate |
| Secures Internationalized Domains |
Yes – thawte is the first Certification Authority to have
all its SSL certificates support IDN’s character sets. |
| SGC Technology |
No |
4. Wildcard Server Certificate
The thawte Web Server Wildcard Certificate allows you to conveniently
secure
multiple sub-domain names on one domain name on the same server using *.yourdomainname.com
pattern for the common name. You need not spend time, money and effort on
obtaining certificates for different sub-domain names on a domain name.
The Wildcard Server Certificate
offers
comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity
verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on
your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web
server. This ensures that
information is kept
private between your web server and your clients' web browsers.
Wildcard Server Certificate
Features and Benefits at a glance
| Encryption |
Upto 256-bit encryption enabled |
| Browser Ubiquity |
Highest in industry |
| Certificate Details |
Domain and identity authentication and verification |
| Certificate Authentication |
Stringent Business Verification and Authentication |
| Average Issuance Speed |
Less than 2 days |
| thawte Trusted Site Seal |
Yes - free (available in multiple languages) |
| Root CA |
Yes |
| Free Reissues |
Yes – unlimited for the lifespan of the certificate |
| Secures Internationalized Domains |
Yes – thawte is the first Certification Authority to have
all its SSL certificates support IDN’s character sets. |
| SGC Technology |
No |
IMPORTANT
- If you wish to secure your domain name on multiple servers through the
use of any of the above Digital Certificates, you need to purchase
Additional License(s) for your Digital Certificate.
Click
here to read about Additional Licenses in detail >>
- The Certificate issuance speed
depends upon a lot of factors like the Corporate or Technical Contact may not
have completed thawte's verification yet. This could lead to the overall delay
in the Certificate issuance.
Which of these four Digital Certificates would suit your business?
Depending upon the type of application/interface you wish to secure, you may
choose one of the four digital certificates sold by NoisyDinosaur.com:
|
Typical Applications for
Digital Certificates |
SGC SuperCert |
Web Server and Wildcard Cert |
SSL123 Cert |
| |
|
Securing Web domains |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Securing gateways (eg. Citrix Secure Gateways) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Securing multiple hosts for a domain on the
same server |
N/A |
Yes (with Wildcard
Cert) |
N/A |
|
Securing intranets (private IP ranges) |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
|
Securing web forms for e-commerce sites |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Securing IMAP/POP Mail Servers such as
Microsoft Exchange and Outlook Web Access |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Securing SMTP mail transfers through STARTTLS
Start Transport Layer Security) connections |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Securing transfer connections to FTP servers (FTPS
connections) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SSL VPN’s |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
