Comparison of GlobalSign and Other Popular SSL Providers – Why choose GlobalSign?
GlobalSign is seen as one of the world’s first providers of SSL certificates, having been established over 10 years ago with its initial target market being Europe. The company is now able to boast a worldwide customer base and investors in the company including Vodafone and ING Bank. Determining the SSL certificate plan that’s going to be the most suitable for your website can be a tricky business. As the different levels of certificates available can be confusing and hard to understand. But GlobalSign offers a streamlined range of products that designed to make the decision process simpler.
All SSL certificates offered by GlobalSign are accompanied by a seal that you can display on your website. Visitors can click on to verify the source of your certificate. The certificates we offered trusted by all web browsers. So that your visitors don’t receive any unwanted error messages warning them away from your website. Using a certificate that signed by a trusted company is important for any business because even unsigned certificates can offer some level of protection. They don’t install the trust that a signed certificate can offer.
SSL FAQs
Q. How long is an SSL certificate valid?
SSL certificates are generally valid for one year. After which they will renewed in order for their use of them to continue.
Q. I’m not sure how to install an SSL certificate, what support is available?
If you aren’t sure of how to install your SSL certificate. Then you can contact our 24×7 support team who will be able to complete the process for you.
Q. Do I need an SSL certificate for my website?
Previously, SSL certificates were mainly recommended for websites where customers would entering their personal details. So that these encrypted when being sent over the Internet. However, with SSL certificated now being available so cheaply. Hence they are being recommended for most websites so that they offer customers an additional safeguard.
Q. Do I require a dedicated IP address to use an SSL certificate?
Yes, you will require a dedicated IP address in order to use an SSL certificate with your website. In the case of shared hosting, you will need to purchase one for your web hosting plan. But if you are using a dedicated hosting or VPS hosting plan then you will have at least one dedicated IP address available.
In the case of a standard SSL certificate, only one certificate used per dedicated IP address. In the case of our Wildcard SSL certificate. You will only need a single IP address to secure an unlimited number of sub-domains as the certificate is transferable. Similarly, the Multi-Domain SSL certificate used on up to 100 public IP addresses or domain names.
Q. From the time of order, how long will it take for me to receive my SSL certificate?
Our DomainSSL certificates often generated in a number of minutes. Once you have completed the domain verification procedure, you should then be free to install the certificate under your domain.
Other SSL certificates, such as our Organisational SSL and ExtendedSSL plans. That requires the verification of your business details can take several days to provisioned depending on how long it takes our team to validate your details.
