Let’s Encrypt SSL Security Certificate – FREE
The Let’s Encrypt SSL Security certificate authority provides completely free TLS (Transport Layer Socket) certificates that are accepted by all major browsers. With a Let’s Encrypt certificate, access to your website is via a secure channel (https://) without receiving warnings. Certificates are renewed every 60 days, through a process that can be completely automated.
The major advantage of Let’s Encrypt SSL Security certificates is the FREE automated process for obtaining them, along with the encryption that they provide. Verification of domain-validated certificates confirm that they are installed by the domain owner.
Unlike commercial certificates, they do not:
- provide the green bar of organization validation certificates,
- a warranty of misuse or mis-issuance, or
- additional features such a site seal.
The FREE Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate provides a protocol for servers and web browsers that makes sure the data passed between the two are private. Therefore, utilization of the Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate ensures privacy for website users.
More Information: https://letsencrypt.org/
GeoTrust SSL Security Certificate – Prices Vary
A SSL security certificate is the key to decrypt messages by an authenticated message receiver. The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) transmits and accepts secure information and encrypts entire sessions that contain confidential information.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates are used to provide security on a web server where:
- Credit card and other payment transactions occur,
- Users provide personal and confidential information, and
- Web pages or programs need to securely submit data to a server.
GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium Certificates protect websites with more extensive interaction between site visitors and the website.
Contact me for more information about security options for your website!