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SSL Information Center
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10 Tips for Managing Multiple Servers
If you exchange secure information between
Web servers and clients, facilitate server-to-server connections, or
support server load balancing or SSL acceleration, you are managing
cross-network security for multiple servers. These 10 tips from VeriSign
will help you save time and money without sacrificing the trust of your
customers.
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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. |
8. |
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.) |
9. |
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.) |
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