SSL Information Center

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Choose a management tool with a single point of control.

Managing enrollment, issuance, and renewals of certificates one-by-one is tedious and time-consuming. Managed PKI for SSL offers single-point control with audit logs to manage all types of VeriSign certificates across multiple organizations. Prevent overlap or certificate lapse and manage risk with this easy-to-use interface.

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Look for instant issuance with high-quality authentication.

With Managed PKI for SSL, VeriSign authenticates the primary administrator who pre-purchases VeriSign SSL Certificates for instant issuance. Administrators can be assigned organizations as well as roles and privileges to manage security, account configuration or certificates.

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Take advantage of volume pricing.

When you purchase certificates using Managed PKI for SSL, you save 15% or more (depending on the number and type of certificates purchased). Each certificate's validity period begins when it is issued by the Managed PKI for SSL administrator. And all certificates can be managed from a single Web-based portal.

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Take advantage of a longer validity period.

Cut your management time in half by choosing a 2-year certificate whenever possible.  When you purchase multiple certificates with Managed PKI for SSL, you receive expiry notification alerts and can generate reports based on expiration date in 30, 60, or 90 days.

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Issue a unique certificate for each server.

To ensure a common, high-level standard of security across all types of configurations, VeriSign recommends that you do not share or copy certificates among servers. To support redundant server backups, server load balancing, or SSL acceleration, VeriSign offers a licensing option for certificates.

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Maximize customer confidence with a verifiable trust mark.

Concerns about identity theft and browser warnings erode consumer confidence, even on secured pages. The best way to communicate to Web site users that pages are secure and you are who you say you are is to install Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates and display the VeriSign Secured™ Seal, the most trusted mark on the Internet. (See VeriSign Secured Seal.) When shoppers visit a Web site secured with Extended Validation SSL Certificates, new high-security browsers will display your URL in a green address bar next to your name and the trusted VeriSign name.

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Customize enrollment pages to streamline processing.

Managed PKI for SSL enables administrators to customize enrollment pages for instant issuance and generate email alerts for appropriate administrators. The Web-based portal offers a single point for quick response to requests for all your VeriSign certificates across your enterprise.

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Choose the strongest possible SSL Certificates.

Many millions of Internet users worldwide still use browsers and operating systems that will not connect at the strongest encryption level available to them unless there is an SGC-enabled certificate on the server. VeriSign is the leading SSL provider of SGC-enabled SSL Certificates, enabling 128- or 256-bit encryption for over 99.9% of Internet users. (SGC: Strongest SSL Encryption.)

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Purchase certificates from a trusted, experienced SSL provider.

VeriSign (including its subsidiaries) SSL Certificates secure more than 750,000 Web servers, making us the leading SSL provider worldwide. We provide cryptographic hardware, configuration wizards, enrollment Web templates, and installation guides. All you need is a Web browser and an Internet connection. Round out your network security with managed firewall, managed VPN, email security, anti-phishing, and other critical security services from VeriSign.

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Protect your reputation and improve your online business.

When your company protects the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive information, your business benefits. Customers complete their transactions online. Partners trust you with sensitive business information. And you gain a reputation as a reliable online resource. (E-Commerce, Trust, and SSL.)