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What SSL Actually Does for You? SSL is the acronym for Secure Sockets Layer and is the Internet standard security technology used... Are All SSL Certificates the Same? The number of businesses that use SSL have increased tremendously over the past few years and... What is Secure Sockets Layer or SSL? The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a security protocol used by Web browsers and Web servers to... What is encryption and how does it protect my business and my customers? Encryption is a mathematical process of coding and decoding information. Encryption ensures that... What is authentication and why is it important to SSL? Authentication is 3rd party verification of a Web site's identity to establish trust. Before Web... How can I optimize my Web site for trust and security? SSL Certificates with additional trust features offer more than encryption and authentication for... What is the VeriSign (Symantec) Trust Seal? The VeriSign (Symantec) Trust Seal is a dynamic, animated graphic that displays on Web pages... Do all SSL Certificates provide the same security and trust for our business? VeriSign (Symantec) SSL Certificates provide more security and trust at no additional cost. An... Why do different SSL Certificates contain different information? Certificate Authorities use different authentication methods and levels to verify information... How do consumers view the authentication information? When a browser connects to a server, the server sends the identification information to the... Do VeriSign (Symantec) SSL Certificates work with all browsers? Most Web site users do not know which Certificate Authorities to trust so they rely on their Web... What information does VeriSign (Symantec) require to verify my business identity? When you request an SSL Certificate, VeriSign (Symantec) verifies the existence of your business,... What does VeriSign (Symantec) do to verify my right to use a domain name? VeriSign (Symantec) first tries to authenticate your company's management responsibility through... How long does verification take? Authentication for new certificates could take as little as 1 hour or up to several days,... What is EV SSL? In 2006, the CA/Browser Forum, a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser... What documentation is required for an Extended Validation authentication? In addition to our standard verification requirements, a legal opinion letter may be required to... What is a Certificate Signing Request or CSR? The CSR is a string of text generated by your server software. You provide this string of text to... Can I secure multiple servers with a single certificate? Sharing certificates on multiple servers increases risk of exposure. Auditing becomes more Basic...
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