User:Electron9/Comparison of SSL certificates for web servers

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The following table compares various features of SSL digital certificates on the market, used for securing communication with web servers.

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Certificate authority Country Product name Number of domains included Number of subdomains included Number of servers allowed Cost for one year (USD) Verification level[1] Trusted by IE 7 Trusted by >=Firefox 3 Trusted by Safari 5.0.1 Trusted by Android Indemnity provided (USD) Maximum liability (USD)
CAcert Australia
2003
Free Digital Certificate unlimited unlimited ? $0 1,3 No Some[2] No No
Comodo United States
1998
Instant SSL 1 0 ? $99.95 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $10,000
Comodo Instant SSL Pro 1 0 ? $139.95 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $100,000
Comodo Positive SSL 1 1 ? $49 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $10,000
Comodo Instant SSL Premium[3] 1 0 ? $179.95 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $250,000
Comodo Unified Communications Certificate (UCC)[4] 3 up to 100 ? $285.00 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comodo Premium SSL Wildcard 1 unlimited ? $449.95 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $250,000
Comodo Extended Validation[5] 1 0 ? $449.95[6] 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes $250,000
DigiCert United States
2003
SSL Plus 1 1 ? $195 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $1,000,000
DigiCert Wildcard Plus 1 unlimited ? $595 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $1,000,000
DigiCert Unified Communications Certificate 4 up to 25 ? $349, + $39 for each domain after the first 4 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $1,000,000
DigiCert EV SSL Plus 1 1 ? $295 3 Yes Yes Yes ? $1,000,000
Entrust United States
1994
Standard SSL 1 1 ? $189 2 Yes Yes Yes ?
Entrust Advantage SSL 2 2 ? $239 2 Yes Yes Yes ?
Entrust Unified Communications SSL 3 3 ? $295 2 Yes Yes Yes ?
Entrust EV SSL 2 2 ? $399 3 Yes Yes Yes ?
GeoTrust United States
VeriSign 2006
Quick SSL Premium ? ? ? $149 ? ? ? ? ? $100,000
GeoTrust True BusinessID with Extended Validation ? ? ? $299 ? ? ? ? ? $500,000
Go Daddy United States
1997
Standard SSL 1 0 ? $69.99 1 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
Go Daddy Standard SSL Multiple Domain (UCC) 5 ? $89.99 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $10,000
Go Daddy Standard SSL Unlimited Subdomains (Wildcard) 1 unlimited ? $299.99 1 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
Go Daddy Premium SSL 1 0 ? $99.99 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $250,000
ipsCA Spain
1995[7]
A1 SSL[8] 1 0 ? $38 ($0 for two years for educational establishments) 2 Yes No ? ?
ipsCA A1 SSL WildCard[8] 1 unlimited ? $276 ($0 for two years for educational establishments) 2 Yes No ? ?
PGP TrustCenter ? TC Trust SSL 1 0 ? $179 2 Yes Yes ? ?
PGP TrustCenter TC Trust SSL Wildcard 1 unlimited ? $719 2 Yes Yes ? ?
PGP TrustCenter TC Extended Trust EV SSL 1 0 ? $719 3 Yes Yes ? ?
RapidSSL United States
GeoTrust 2010[9]
RapidSSL Certificate[10] 1 0 ? $49 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $10,000
RapidSSL RapidSSL Wildcard[11] 1 unlimited unlimited $199 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $5,000
SSL.com United States ??[12] Basic SSL[13] 1 1 ? $49.00 1 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
SSL.com Premium SSL[14] 1 3 ? $99.00 1 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
SSL.com Enterprise EV SSL[15] 1 1 ? $299.00 3 Yes Yes Yes ? $250,000
SSL.com Wildcard SSL[16] 1 unlimited ? $299.00 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
SSL.com Multi-domain SAN/UCC SSL[17] 3 unlimited if used with wildcard ? $177.00 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
SSL.com Multi-domain SAN/UCC EV SSL[18] 3 0 ? $747.00 3 Yes Yes Yes ? $250,000
StartCom Israel
1999
StartSSL Free 1 1 ? $0 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes (Android > 2.1) $10,000[19]
StartCom StartSSL Verified unlimited unlimited ? $59.90 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes (Android > 2.1) $10,000[19]
StartCom StartSSL Extended Validation 1 1[20] ? $199.90[21] 3 Yes Yes Yes ?
SwissSign Switzerland
2001
SSL Silver 1 1 ? $199 1 Yes Yes Yes ? $10,000
SwissSign SSL Gold 1 1 ? $299 2 Yes Yes Yes ? $100,000
SwissSign SSL Gold Extended Validation 1 1 ? $799 3 Yes Yes Yes ? $100,000
Thawte South Africa
1995
SSL123 1 0 ? $149 1 Yes Yes No ?
Thawte SSL Web Server Certificate 1 0 ? $249 2 Yes Yes No ?
Thawte SSL Web Server EV 1 0 ? $599 3 Yes Yes No ?
Thawte SGC SuperCert 1 0 ? $699 2 Yes Yes No ?
Thawte Wildcard SSL 1 0 ? $349 2 Yes Yes No ?
Symantec United States
1982
Secure Site[22] 1 0 ? $399 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,000,000
Symantec Secure Site Pro[22] 1 0 ? $995 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,250,000
Symantec Secure Site with EV[22] 1 0 ? $995 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,500,000
Symantec Secure Site Pro with EV[22] 1 0 ? $1,499 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,500,000
GlobalSign Belgium?[23]
1996[24]
DomainSSL[25] 1 2 ? $249 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $10,000
GlobalSign OrganizationSSL[26] 1 2 ? $349 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,250,000
GlobalSign ExtendedSSL[27] 1 2 ? $899 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,500,000
GlobalSign MultiDomain SSL[28] 40 40 ? $199 1,2,3 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,250,000
GlobalSign Wildcard SSL[29] 1 unlimited ? $849 1,2 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,250,000
GlobalSign AlphaSSL[30] 1 1 ? $49 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,000
GlobalSign AlphaSSL Wildcard[30] 1 unlimited ? $149 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes $1,000

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 1: Domain only. 2: Domain and business details. 3: Domain, business details and identity of representative.
  2. ^ http://wiki.cacert.org/InclusionStatus
  3. ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl/ssl-certificate-premiumssl.html
  4. ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl-certificate-ucc.html
  5. ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/ssl/ssl-certificate-ev.html
  6. ^ http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/addsupport/ev-ssl.html
  7. ^ "Who are we | ipsCA". 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  8. ^ a b http://certs.ipsca.com/PRODUCTS/SSLServer.asp
  9. ^ "RapidSSL is a leading low-cost certificate authority, generating SSL certificates, including free SSL and wildcard SSL certificates, for small and medium businesses". 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  10. ^ https://www.rapidssl.com/buy-ssl/ssl-certificate/index.html
  11. ^ https://www.rapidssl.com/buy-ssl/wildcard-ssl-certificate/index.html
  12. ^ "SSL.com Terms of Use | SSL.com". 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  13. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/basicssl
  14. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/premiumssl
  15. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/ev
  16. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/wildcard
  17. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/ucc
  18. ^ http://www.ssl.com/certificates/evucc
  19. ^ a b http://www.startssl.com/?app=39
  20. ^ Extended Validation guidelines prohibit the issuance of wildcard SSL certificates. Wildcard supported on non-EV certificates. Multiple domain names (Subject Alternative Names) supported on both EV and non-EV certificates. http://www.startssl.com/?app=25#87
  21. ^ First server certificate included, successive certificates $49.90. Unlimited number of Non-EV certificates included.
  22. ^ a b c d http://www.verisign.com/ssl/buy-ssl-certificates/secure-site-services/index.html
  23. ^ "GlobalSign Subscriber Agreement" (PDF). 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  24. ^ "GlobalSign, Doing more than any other CA..." (PDF). 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  25. ^ https://www.globalsign.com/ssl/domain-ssl/
  26. ^ https://www.globalsign.com/ssl/organization-ssl/
  27. ^ https://www.globalsign.com/ssl/ev-ssl/
  28. ^ https://www.globalsign.com/ssl/unified-communications/
  29. ^ https://www.globalsign.com/ssl/wildcard-ssl/
  30. ^ a b http://www.alphassl.com/