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Protect your website with an SSL certificate and show visitors that their connection is secure. Whether you need a straightforward domain-validated certificate, wider wildcard cover for subdomains or a higher-validation certificate for business use, WHUK offers SSL certificates backed by trusted providers and help from a real team.
An SSL certificate does two important jobs. It helps encrypt traffic between your website and its visitors, and it helps show browsers and users that the connection can be trusted.
That matters for business websites, login areas, checkout pages and any site where visitors expect a secure connection.
WHUK SSL certificates are designed to give you a clear choice between validation levels, practical help with installation and the reassurance of working with a provider you can reach if you need support.
SSL should not be difficult to buy, install or manage.
Help protect information exchanged between your website and its visitors with an encrypted HTTPS connection.
Whether you need a basic wildcard SSL, organisation validation or a higher-validation certificate for a business website, the range gives you a clearer route to the right level of cover.
If you want help getting your SSL certificate installed correctly, our team can do the work for you. If your hosting is elsewhere, free installation is available on hosting accounts that use cPanel or Plesk.
If you need your SSL certificate re-issued, our team can help without adding unnecessary cost or hassle.
An SSL certificate helps reassure visitors that your website is using a secure connection, which is important for customer confidence and day-to-day credibility.
If you are not sure which certificate you need, or you want help with installation or re-issues, you can speak to our team.
Our support team works directly with the platforms they support. You get help from people who understand the service, with clear ownership from first contact through to resolution.
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If you are not sure which SSL certificate fits your website, validation requirements or level of cover, talk to our team. We can help you compare the options, explain the differences and make the next step clear.
An SSL certificate helps encrypt the connection between your website and its visitors. It also helps browsers verify that the connection is secure.
Without a valid SSL certificate, browsers may warn users that your website is not secure. An SSL certificate helps protect data in transit and gives visitors more confidence in your website.
Yes. A valid SSL certificate is needed if you want your website to use HTTPS properly.
The difference is the level of validation carried out before the certificate is issued. Domain validation is the most straightforward. Organisation validation adds business verification. Extended validation involves the highest level of verification in this range.
A wildcard such as *.example.com covers subdomains including shop.example.com and mail.example.com. It does not automatically cover deeper names such as login.shop.example.com. Our wildcard certificates also cover the main domain, such as example.com.
Usually not. Most modern browsers support SNI, which means a dedicated IP address is normally not required for SSL.
Yes. Free installation support is included. If your hosting is elsewhere, free installation is available on hosting accounts that use cPanel or Plesk.
Yes. If you need your SSL certificate re-issued, our team can help and the certificates include unlimited re-issues.
The warranty is provided by the certificate authority and applies in the very rare event that a certificate is incorrectly issued and this results in fraud or financial loss. It ranges from US$1,000 to US$1,500,000 depending on the certificate: US$1,000 for Alpha SSL, US$10,000 for Domain SSL, US$1,250,000 for Organisation SSL and US$1,500,000 for Extended SSL. It is not general business insurance.
No. We currently offer single-domain and wildcard certificates. If you need to secure several separate domains, our team can help you understand the available options.
Issuance time depends on the certificate type. Domain-validated certificates can usually be issued much more quickly, while organisation and extended validation certificates take longer because additional checks are required.
Your annual SSL covers you for 12 months, but the certificate may need to be re-issued during that time to stay within the current industry validity rules.
That means you still receive a full year of cover, even though the certificate itself may not remain unchanged for the whole year.
No. If you buy an annual SSL certificate, you remain covered for the full 12-month term. The certificate may need to be re-issued during that period so your website stays protected within the current validity limits.
It can mean certificates need to be re-issued more often than before. If you need help, our team can explain what is required and help you manage the process more smoothly.
Yes. If you are not sure which certificate is right for your website, our team can help you compare the options and choose the right one.
