The Ultimate Solution for Your Website and Its Sub-Domains' Security
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Join For FreeIf you have a website with multiple domain names as well as sub-domains, and you wish to secure all of them with a single certificate, then a Multi-Domain Wildcard is the best option for you. With the Multi-Domain Wildcard certificate, you can secure e-commerce sites, extranets, intranets, payment pages, web applications, and mail servers.
In this article, we will examine all the import features of Multi-Domain Wildcard digital certificates from the most SSL brands.
About Multi-Domain Wildcard Digital Certificate
Multi-Domain Wildcard certificates secure multiple domains and sub-domains with the highest authentication and offer SANs support and many other features. It also accomplishes the functions of the wildcard certificate and SAN/UCC certificate.
Reasons to Choose a Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL Certificate for Website Security
- Issuance Time
One of the main advantages of the Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL certificate is that it offers the Issuance Time. They can be issued within a few minutes. Only organization or extended validation SSL take 1-5 days for issuance as some legal documents need to be submitted. In the Domain Validation (DV) SSL certificate, there is no paperwork involved. - Cost-Saving Option
Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL is the right choice for a website owner who wants to secure both multiple domains as well as the sub-domains. Instead of buying separate certificates for each domain, he/she can secure them all in one go. This makes it easy to manage and economical. The customer can also get discounts on choosing a multi-year option. - Robust Encryption
A multi-domain Wildcard SSL certificate follows the latest CA/B forum security standards, under which they provide 256-bit robust encryption strength. Therefore, you don’t need to worry about your information being seen by anyone. - Site Seal Included
A Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL certificate comes with Site Seal, either it is a static or dynamic. A website owner can be placed anywhere on the website to gain more customers. A Trust Seal is the mark of authentication of the website that assures visitors that the website is genuine and safe for online transactions. - Supports SANs Option
With a single Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL certificate, a customer can get an extra advantage of wildcard and multiple domain security and both can be covered in this certificate. This SSL certificate can allow to secure up to 100 (as per certificate authority) fully-qualified domains with a high 256-bit encryption. - Reduce Management Cost and Time
All multiple domains and sub-domains come under this single Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL certificate. Therefore, it can reduce the management cost and time. A website owner can easily handle all the tasks related to certificate management, like certificate expiry, renewal, and issuance at one place. - Browser Compatibility
A Multi-Domain Wildcard SSL certificate is compatible with more than 99 percent of web browsers — either via mobile, desktop, or tablet. - Warranty Level
A Multi-Domain Wildcard customer gets an assured warranty of $1,250,000 in certain situations, like miss-issuance of a certificate, breach of SSL security, etc.
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