{"id":18773,"date":"2016-03-13T13:23:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T18:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=18773"},"modified":"2022-12-14T06:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T12:48:06","slug":"how-to-purchase-an-ssl-certificate-from-rosehosting-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-purchase-an-ssl-certificate-from-rosehosting-com\/","title":{"rendered":"How to purchase an SSL certificate from RoseHosting.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"ssl\"SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) <\/strong>is a cryptographic protocol created by Netscape to provide communication security over the Internet. This protocol creates an encrypted connection between a web server and the end user’s web browser which allows private information to be transmitted without being eavesdropped, tampered or forged.<\/p>\n

You are probably asking yourself now “ok RoseHosting<\/a>, how can I use this protocol to improve my website security and increase my customers trust in my business?”.
\nWell dear and well respected reader, the solution is an SSL certificate which is a signature that digitally binds a cryptographic key to an organization’s details. As most of you probably know, installing an SSL certificate for your website is a must, especially when your business is represented by an e-commerce website, trading website, money transfer website etc… We can go on but you get the picture.<\/p>\n

Once you install an SSL certificate for your website, the data is encrypted and allows for secure connections from your client’s web browsers and your web server.<\/p>\n

Usually, when you see a green padlock for a website that you visited via your favorite web browser indicates that the website is using an SSL cert. However, websites that use SSL certs can also be recognized by a green address bar once you open them in the web browser.<\/p>\n

Various research show that nearly 70 percent of online shoppers have changed their minds in ordering online due to a lack of trust in the transaction. When asked, many of them indicated that if there was a presence of a trust mark (green padlock or green address bar) they would have purchased the product they intended.<\/p>\n

We know that making a successful SSL cert order can sometimes be very annoying and that is why in this article, we will cover all the steps needed for successfully ordering an SSL certificate through our website.<\/p>\n

Find out what kind of SSL certificates<\/a> we offer.<\/p>\n

As you can see you have various brands to choose from. When choosing an SSL cert for a website, people narrow their choice according to their budget and certificate usage. So make your choice and then do the order. But first, let us explain something about certs and the order process.<\/p>\n

SSL Certificates consist a public and a private key. These keys, together, establish an encrypted connection. An SSL certificate can be purchased from a certificate authority (CA) which is an entity that issues digital certificates to organizations or people after validating them.<\/p>\n

So, in order to purchase a certificate, first you must create a certificate Signing Request (CSR). You can use our online CSR generator<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When creating a CSR the following information is needed:<\/p>\n

- Country\r\n\r\n- State\r\n\r\n- Locality\r\n\r\n- Organization\r\n\r\n- Organizational Unit\r\n\r\n- Common name<\/pre>\n
Legend for the above needed information:<\/p>\n
The Country value is a two-digit code, e.g. for the United States, it's US. \r\n\r\nState and Locality are the full names, e.g. Missouri and St. Louis respectively.\r\n\r\nThe Organization name is your full legal company or personal name.\r\n\r\nThe Organizational Unit is the branch of your company for which the SSL certificate is ordered. For example: management, finance, marketing, etc.\r\n\r\nThe Common Name is a domain name like www.example.com.<\/pre>\n
Important notes:<\/p>\n