SSL with green bar

[Travis]

I'm looking for a SSL certificate that gives you a green bar on https. I have seen many websites using it nowadays. You can see hotmail site to see what I mean. Does anyone have any idea where I can get this SSL for my site. I am not even sure if an individual can have this.

[Rachel]

Originally Posted by Travis

I'm looking for a SSL certificate that gives you a green bar on https. I have seen many websites using it nowadays. You can see hotmail site to see what I mean. Does anyone have any idea where I can get this SSL for my site. I am not even sure if an individual can have this.

We have the "Extended Validation Organization Authentication" SSL the most superior in SSL with green bar in the address bar.

You can check the SSL certificates here:

http://www.webhosting.uk.com/ssl-certificates.php

[JONES]

It is the EV certificate that offers the greem bar in the address bar of thr browser. This SSL requires extensive verification at the time of request. We got this few years back for one of our domain names. I am not too sure if the verification changed after that.

[Hazel]

Is it important to use a green bar certificate or high standard ssl certificate when you need to secure website? is the website not secure when I use a very basic SSL certificate like Rapdssl?

[brobert]

Originally Posted by Hazel

Is it important to use a green bar certificate or high standard ssl certificate when you need to secure website? is the website not secure when I use a very basic SSL certificate like Rapdssl?

No, it is not mandatory. Even the basic SSL will secure your website. Some times users just prefer to use the SSL brands for their website to gain confidence and trust of their customers and visitors. You can choose a basic SSL for your website.

[davedj]

Yes, we use the basic SSL and it hasn't given us any issues. It still secures the domain name you install it on. But some users require a branded SSL like with a seal or icon or the green bar in the address bar.

[jessica30]

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral. SSL is an industry standard and is used by millions of websites in the protection of their online transactions with their customers.

To be able to create an SSL connection a web server requires an SSL Certificate. When you choose to activate SSL on your web server you will be prompted to complete a number of questions about the identity of your website and your company. Your web server then creates two cryptographic keys - a Private Key and a Public Key.

The Public Key does not need to be secret and is placed into a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) - a data file also containing your details. You should then submit the CSR. During the SSL Certificate application process, the Certification Authority will validate your details and issue an SSL Certificate containing your details and allowing you to use SSL. Your web server will match your issued SSL Certificate to your Private Key. Your web server will then be able to establish an encrypted link between the website and your customer's web browser.

The complexities of the SSL protocol remain invisible to your customers. Instead their browsers provide them with a key indicator to let them know they are currently protected by an SSL encrypted session - the lock icon in the lower right-hand corner, clicking on the lock icon displays your SSL Certificate and the details about it. All SSL Certificates are issued to either companies or legally accountable individuals.

Typically an SSL Certificate will contain your domain name, your company name, your address, your city, your state and your country. It will also contain the expiration date of the Certificate and details of the Certification Authority responsible for the issuance of the Certificate When a browser connects to a secure site it will retrieve the site's SSL Certificate and check that it has not expired, it has been issued by a Certification Authority the browser trusts, and that it is being used by the website for which it has been issued. If it fails on any one of these checks the browser will display a warning to the end user letting them know that the site is not secured by SSL.