SSL certificate

An SSL certificate provides security to your website by safeguarding and encrypting the communications between the server and the person visiting your website. For using an SSL certificate, you have to install it on the server.

The main reasons why you will need an SSL certificate are mentioned below:
• The most common reason is to secure the credit card payments done on your website
• For securing the confidential information you are dealing with while it is accessed through the web
• If you offer a login or sign in on your website
• To process the sensitive data like address, license, birth date or ID numbers
• If you need to comply with privacy policies and security requirements (HIPAA, PCI Compliance) SSL certificates also help in terms of safeguarding your passwords from being intercepted as they are typed into a secured login page.

You need an SSL certificate if you are accepting credit card payments online through a merchant account. Even the authorities like credit card associations and networks make it a necessity for you to have an SSL certificate. This is because there is a transmission of critical information like card number, card holder’s name, card expiration date, CVV code etc. Getting an SSL certificate involved is an important aspect of making your website PCI compliant (A set of rules that have to be followed for accepting credit card payments). Moreover, an informed customer knows about website security and before making any purchase from your website, he / she confirms if your shopping cart is secure. You might lose out on potential customers if you have not secured your website with an SSL certificate.

MilesWeb provides with four types of SSL certificates:
• Rapid SSL
• Quick SSL
• Quick SSL (Premium)
• TrueBusinessID
Rapid SSL and Quick SSL are dedicated SSL certificates that can be used by any form of business. The Quick SSL (premium) certificate is an affordable SSL certificate issued within a short span of time with an extended warranty and a dynamic True Site Seal. The TrueBusinessID is specifically beneficial for eCommerce websites as it displays a green color icon on the left hand side of the browser or a green address bar which denotes that the website is secured. It provides with a trusted protection and assurance to your customers that your site is trustworthy and secure.

The green address bar gives an indication to the user that your business is legitimate. The green bar is only available with the ‘TrueBusinessID’ SSL certificate. Moreover, the major web browsers have incorporated anti-phishing protection so that the known phishing websites will display a red address bar. As a result of this, a positive impact is created for the businesses that opt for a ‘TrueBusinessID’ SSL certificate.

In order to find out what kind of SSL certificate is used, the user simply has to click on the expeditedssl icon on the left hand side of the browser and he / she will get the information about the SSL certificate or the security of the website.

SSL certificates are compatible with 99% of the browsers including all the prominent web browsers.

CSR stands for ‘Certificate Signing Request’. CSR is the special key that is generated by the web server by using the unique private key of that server. The CSR is sent to the certificate issuer that generates the final SSL certificate. Once you sign up for any of the SSL certificates, MilesWeb will take care of the CSR process.

This depends on which SSL certificate you opt for. The time taken for the SSL certificate to get activated is mentioned below:
• Rapid SSL & Quick SSL – 1 – 2 hours
• Quick SSL (Premium) – 12 – 16 hours
• TrueBusinessID – 48 – 72 hours

Sure we will. When you sign up for any of the SSL certificates provided by us, we will install it on your website for free.

SSL certificates are host base. Therefore, one SSL certificate will work only for one website.

The minimum contract period for the SSL certificate is one year. Once the SSL is installed it cannot be cancelled.