About SSL (Secure sockets layer)

The full form of SSL is Secure Sockets Layer. When SSL move from your computer to your hosting server, then it encrypts the data. In other words, SSL encrypts information as it is transferred across the Internet. SSL is basically used to protect the information which goes through it into the computer and entered on the website. It provides safety to your confidential information like credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, or any other information entered into a web site.

SSL certificate is installed on a website, which makes you feel safe and secure for the information enter by you because it is only access by the organization that owns the website. SSL certificates are provided by Certificate Authorities (CAs) and the use of this certificate is required by web server, so that SSL protocol can be used in an effective way.

SSL certificate providers offer SSL Certificates at a very cheap rate

There are various SSL providers available, but most of them are expensive and to choose the cheap ones, you have to see the needs of your business and according to that explore what different options are available before choosing a cheap SSL provider.

Have a look on the few cheap SSL Certificate providers:

Symantec : Symantec is a public company which provides SSL certificates and other products which provide security to the computer. In 2010, this provider buys the security business of VeriSign. Presently, Symantec is the largest SSL certificate provider, costs very less $877.40. It owns both GeoTrust and Thawte.

Globalsign : GlobalSign was established in 1996. Its headquarters are located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. It sells SSL certificate products and it is an SSL certificate authority. It is one of the cheap SSL certificate providers which costs $557.89

Swisssign : SwissSign was founded in 2001 and its headquarters are located in Glattbrugg, Switzerland. It is acquired by SwissPost in 2005 and it costs very less i.e. just $529.00. It is also a certificate authority, that offers SSL certificate and products which provide security to the computer. Thawte – Thawte was established in 1995 and owned by VeriSign in 1991, as it is sold to the same and is a large certificate authority, which sells SSL certificate products. Its headquarters are located in Cape Town, South Africa. Its price is $465.67.

Comodo : Comodo comes under private group of companies, as it is a private company. It was founded in 1998 and its headquarters are situated at Jersey City, New Jersey, USAir offers SSL certificate and computer security products at a very nominal price of $412.73

Network Solutions : Network Solutions was developed in 1979 and its headquarters are situated in Herdon, Virginia, USA. It is also a SSL certificate authority which sells web hosting, domain names, SSL certificates and other web services. It sells SSL certificates at the rate of $390.50. Geotrust- GeoTrust is a company which is owned by Symantec that sells SSL certificate products and is a large certificate authority. GeoTrust was established in 2001 and sold to VeriSign in 2006 and its headquarters are situated in Mountain View, California, USA. It costs $359.00

Digicert : Digicert was established in 2003, and its head office is located in Lindon, Utah, USA. Its cost is $349.33 and it is a private certificate authority that sells SSL certificate products.

TrustWave : TrustWave was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a certificate authority that offers SSL certificate and products which provide security to computer at the cost of $320.75

Entrust : Entrust was established in 1994, and its head office is located in Dallas, Texas, USA. It is a privately held certificate authority that sells SSL certificates, authentication, and other security products through online mode. It cost very less only $267.33

Godaddy : GoDaddy is also an SSL certificate authority which sells web hosting, domain names, SSL certificates, and other web services. It was established in 1997, and its head office is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. It sells SSL certificates at the price of $154.87.

StartCom :StartCom was established in 2004, and its headquarters are located in Eilat, Israel. It is an certificate authority that sells SSL certificates for $108.46 It provide free SSL certificates that are domain-validated and supported in most newer web browsers.