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Frequently Asked Questions
Please find on this page the most frequently asked questions about
QuickSSL™.
What is QuickSSL™?
QuickSSL™ is a Web Server Certificate that allows consumers and web sites to conduct safe
e-commerce with encrypted SSL connections. QuickSSL™ Web Server Certificates are compatible with 98% of all browsers.
For more information, please see our QuickSSL™ White Paper
and our QuickSSL™
Data Sheet.
What is SSL?
The Secure Socket Layer — SSL protocol is the web standard for encrypting communications between users and web sites. Data sent
with an SSL connection is protected by encryption, a mechanism that prevents eavesdropping and tampering with any transmitted data. SSL provides businesses and consumers with the confidence that private data sent to a web site, such as credit card numbers, are kept confidential. Web
Server Certificates are required to initialize an SSL session.
Why are QuickSSL™
Web Server Certificates so inexpensive?
Historically, most SSL certificates cost $350 or more, but we has developed fully automated systems to verify that a certificate purchaser has appropriate administrative rights to a web server's domain. This greatly lowers
the costs for issuing QuickSSL™ certificates, and we pass those savings on to you. With QuickSSL™, you can assure your customers that their transactions and information are secure on the Internet without having to pay an unreasonable price.
What
Web Browser Programs are compatible with QuickSSL™?
QuickSSL™ is compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.01 and higher and Netscape/AOL web browsers version 4.51 and higher, comprising an estimated 98% or more of all web browsers in use today. All other commonly used browsers may connect securely with web servers using QuickSSL™
Certificates. However, some older browsers may display a dialogue box indicating that the certificate is not trusted. This means that the certificated is not located in the browser certificate store and, in most cases, the user will be prompted to install it with a few clicks of their mouse.
For further information, please consult our
Browsers Recognition
Chart.
How do I create a
Certificate Signing Request — CSR?
Please refer to our Certificate Signing Request — CSR
Generation Instructions for further
information.
How do I install my QuickSSL™
Certificate?
Please refer to our QuickSSL™
Web Server Certificates Installation Instructions for further information.
Innovating Information Security
SupraLink, in partnership with GeoTrust, the leading provider of next
generation information security services, delivers secure e-commerce
transactions, identity verification and authentication solutions to
the global web community. SupraLink ensures a new level of
e-business security — your first step toward leveraging the full
business potential of the Internet.
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