What is SSL? Print

SSL (now more correctly called TLS) is the technology that encrypts the connection between your visitors' browsers and your website. It turns http:// into a secure https:// connection with a padlock, protecting information such as logins, contact forms, and payment details from being intercepted.

Choosing a certificate

4GoodHosting offers a full range of SSL certificates so you can choose the right level of trust for your site:

• Domain Validated (DV) – issued quickly after verifying you control the domain. Ideal for blogs, brochure sites, and small businesses (for example QuickSSL Flex DV, Instant SSL, Premium SSL).
• Organization Validated (OV) – also verifies your registered business details, which are shown in the certificate (for example True Business ID OV).
• Extended Validation (EV) – the highest level of identity verification, for maximum customer trust (for example True Business ID EV, SSL EV).
• Wildcard – secures a domain and all of its subdomains with one certificate.
• Multi-Domain / Unified Communications (UC) – secures several different domains on a single certificate.

A dedicated IP address is not required for SSL on our servers. To order a certificate, browse our range at https://4goodhosting.com/billing2/index.php/store/ssl-certificates. For help choosing the right one, contact our support team.

Note: an SSL certificate secures the connection; it does not by itself process credit-card payments. To take online payments you also need a payment gateway or merchant account.

See also: Do I need SSL? and Can I access my secure pages as https://www.mydomain.com/?