SSL certificates that are issued instantly without organisation verification are referred to as Domain Validated. These certificates are generally issued within 10 minutes. Some certificates are flagged for a manual validation which can take longer.
Where should I use a Domain Validated Certificate?
DV certificates are good for situations where all you need is encryption. This could be on test or development environment, API endpoint or server to server communication.
Where should I NOT use a Domain Validated Certificate?
Because DV certificates are very easy to obtain you have to be careful when connecting to DV secured websites that you are certain of the site identity. The certificate will not contain any company identity information. Therefore we do not recommend DV certificates for e-commerce, login pages, webmail logins or any site dealing with financial or personal data. Instead take a look at Organisation and Extended Validation certificates.
What do I have to do to get a Domain Validated Certificate?
To receive a Domain validated SSL certificate you must be able to prove ownership. We provide three ways to achieve this:
- Email Authentication
You must receive an email to a predefined address and click the link. - File Based Authentication
You must upload a file to your web server with a specific name and contents. - DNS Based Authentication
You create a CNAME record with a particular character string supplied during order.
RapidSSL
- Issued within 10 minutes
- SHA-256 Certificate
- Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
- FREE "Secured By RapidSSL" site seal
- Recognized by over 99% of all browsers
- $10,000 warranty
- Multi year discounts
- 30 Day refund policy
- Unlimited self-service re-issues during life of certificate
- Unlimited server support (no extra cost)
- Bonus: secure domain.com for free when you order www.domain.com
QuickSSL Premium
- SHA-256 Certificate
- Save time and money with inexpensive, easy, and convenient SSL
- Show customers you care about their security by getting your SSL from a credible security company
- Get more for your money with unlimited licenses, free reissues and the GeoTrust reputation
- Security: domain control validation, strong 256-bit encryption, 2048-bit root
- Assurance: $500k USD warranty, GeoTrust dynamic True Site Seal trustmark
- Convenience: issued in minutes, 1-4 year validity options
- Cost-effective: unlimited server licenses, unlimited free reissues for certificate lifetime
- Universality: support for more than 99% of browsers and most mobile device browsers
- Bonus: secure domain.com for free when you order www.domain.com
SSL123
- SHA-256 Certificate
- Up to 256-bit encryption
- NEW: Unlimited server support
- Issued in minutes!
- Browser ubiquity of over 99%
- Domain validated certificate
- The thawte site seal is included
- Ability to re-issue the certificate an unlimited number of times up to the expiry date
- Support for IDNS character sets
- $500,000 Warranty
- Fully integrated with the Online Certificate Status Protocol
QuickSSL Premium Multi-Domain
- SHA-256 Certificate
- Supports up to 5 Domains in one Certificate (sub-domains only)
- Save time and money with inexpensive, easy, and convenient SSL
- Show customers you care about their security by getting your SSL from a credible security company
- Get more for your money with unlimited licenses, free reissues and the GeoTrust reputation
- Security: domain control validation, strong 256-bit encryption, 2048-bit root
- Assurance: $500k USD warranty, GeoTrust dynamic True Site Seal trustmark
- Convenience: issued in minutes, 1-4 year validity options
- Cost-effective: unlimited server licenses, unlimited free reissues for certificate lifetime
- Universality: support for more than 99% of browsers and most mobile device browsers
RapidSSL Wildcard
- Issued within 10 minutes
- Secure unlimited sub-domains of a single domain
- SHA-256 Certificate
- Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
- FREE "Secured By RapidSSL" site seal
- Recognized by over 99% of all browsers
- $10,000 warranty
- Multi year discounts
- 30 Day refund policy
- Unlimited self-service re-issues during life of certificate
- Unlimited server support (no extra cost)