Confused by SSL Certificate Options

[Noel]

I'm thinking of buying an SSL certificate for one or two of my domains.

You offer different types of certificate ranging from £25 to £350, but I couldn't find any explanation of the benefits of each type. Could you provide a description of the various options please or point me to where I can find the information to help me choose and setting up a server

Do the prices include the necessary dedicated IP address?

Thanks.

[Ryan]

Hello Neol,

All SSL certificates' prices mentioned on our website include a Dedicated IP address. I have added details of all available options which will help you to decide which certificate you should opt for your domains.

SBS Instant - SBS Instant is the cost effective, instantly available, starter certificate. This certificate is perfect for web site owners who are cost conscious and who mainly want to send information securely over the Web.

SBS Secure and SBS Secure Plus - If you as a site owner wish to offer a higher level of confidence backed by financial guarantee. you may want to checkout SBS high assurance certificates such as SBS Secure and SBS Secure Plus. In addition SBS Secure Plus offers the SBS Trust Logo that will show you as a trusted provider.

SBS EV - Extended Validation (EV) certificate delivers a new level of trust and authentication to your website visitors. Web sites with SBS EV will turn the address bar green verifying your site identity and providing better consumer protection according to rigorous industry guidelines.

Geo Trust Wildcard - Geo Trust Wildcard certificate offers end-to-end transactional security for multiple sub domains while doing business online. If you're looking to secure multiple websites with one certificate, Wildcard is the easy, affordable solution. Wildcard is an ideal solution if you need to secure multiple fully qualified domains that share the same base domain name, reside on the same physical server and share the same second level domain name.

[Noel]

Thanks for the quick reply! Seems like SBS instant is the one for me.

I have follow up question regarding how SSL works with RubyOnRails.

I am running my app on islander using the RubyOnRails cPanel section. This creates a server process on a particular port. e.g. "http://maindomain.com:12069."

Also in the RubyOnRails cPanel section I set up a Rewrite URL,

e.g. "http://addondomain.com" --> "http://maindomain.com:12069"

Do I need a separate SSL certificate for each domain while setting up a server?

[Ryan]

SBS Instant certificate should do the job for you. You won't need a separate SSL for the re-written URL.

[Noel]

Thanks, that's a relief.

In the example I gave, would I need a certificate for the main domain (the one with the port number) or the add-on domain (the one that people will actually see)?

Thanks again for your help.

Noel.

[NickJ]

Originally Posted by Noel

Thanks, that's a relief.

In the example I gave, would I need a certificate for the main domain (the one with the port number) or the add-on domain (the one that people will actually see)?

Thanks again for your help.

Noel.

It depends, what domain you would like to called by SSL.
For e.g. If you are processing online transactions through your main domin then you should go for ssl on main domain else on addon domain.

Nick J.

[Noel]

OK, Thanks again. to helping in setting up a server