What SSL Certificates does Coasthost.net offer?

There are sevaral brands and types of SSL Certificates available. Each offer a high level of encryption, they vary by web brower and brand recognition, and the various web site seals offered.

In most cases the standard Rapid SSL Certificate and Site Seal is suitable and is also the cheapest option.

What is an SSL Certificate?

An SSL Certificate protects communications between web browsers and servers. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the protocol used for data encryption on the internet and for confirming the owner of the web site.

What is SSL encryption used for?

It used to protect important information being passed over the internet, credit card information for example. The most common use of SSL encryption is for securing customer shopping cart orders, both when orders are being placed and when viewing orders in admin.

How is it used?

To begin using SSL you need to place an order for a specific domain name which needs to be hosted with us. We then install the SSL certificate on your domain web hosting account. Once installed an SSL Certificate can be used by adding a single letter "s" to the "http" part of a link or form action url. For example, http://www.mydomain.com becomes https://www.mydomain.com. Whenever a page is linked to or accessed with the "s" the page and included data will use the SSL protocol therefore making it secure. It's very easy to implement. Our staff can provide further guidance if required.

How long does a certifcate last?

An SSL Certifcate can only be used on one domain name and the certificate registration lasts for 1 year from date of installation. They can be registered for 1-2 year periods at a time.