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Term |
Definition |
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Digital Certificate |
Digital Certificate: A digital certificate is an electronic "credit
card" that establishes your credentials when doing business or other
transactions on the Web. The certificate is issued by a
certification authority (CA). It contains your name, a serial
number, expiration dates, a copy of the certificate holder's public
key (used for encrypting messages and digital signatures), and the
digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority so that a
recipient can verify that the certificate is real. Digital
certificates can be kept in registries so that authenticating users
can look up other users' public keys. |
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SSL |
Secure Socket Layer: The SSL protocol is the web standard for
encrypting communications between users and web sites. Data sent via
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. |
True Business ID
(Digital Certificate) |
A combination of a digital certificate for web servers, and an
identity verification seal that verifies the organization. This seal
contains the name of the company along with a dynamic date and time
stamp. It uses 128-bit SSL encryption |
True Business ID Wildcard
(Digital Certificate) |
A digital certificate for web servers that can secure multiple
websites that share the same domain and server. Also includes an
identity verification seal that verifies the organization. This seal
contains the name of the company along with a dynamic date and time
stamp. It uses 128-bit SSL encryption |
Quick SSL
(Digital Certificate) |
A digital certificate for web servers that is quickly generated from
the time of order. This certificate authenticates the domain and not
the organization. It uses 128-bit SSL encryption. |
Quick SSL Premium
(Digital Certificate) |
A digital certificate for web servers, which includes a security
site seal with a dynamic date and time stamp. It is quickly
generated from the time of order. This certificate authenticates the
domain and not the organization. Uses 128-bit SSL encryption |
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CSR |
Certificate Signing Request. A Certificate Signing Request is a text
file generated by a Web server which contains the following:
- Information about your organization (organization name,
country, etc…)
- Your Web or WAP Server's public key.
Geotrust will use the Certificate Signing Request to generate
your signed digital certificate. |
