What is a RapidSSL Certificate?
RapidSSL Certificates uniquely enable businesses to obtain low cost 1 year fully functional single root trusted SSL certificates and are ideal for websites conducting lite levels of ecommerce. Rapidsslonline.com owns the root used to issue the certificates, making RapidSSL both stable and far easier to install than a chained root install certificate. RapidSSL lowers the barrier of entry for companies that want single root SSL security by providing immediately issued certificates at the lowest cost available.
SSL (secure sockets layer) is the name of the Web standard for encrypting data transmitted between users and e-commerce sites. Information that is sent over an SSL connection is protected by encryption so that it cannot be intercepted or tampered with. SSL provides businesses and consumers with the secure data transmission so that private data sent to a Web site, such as credit card numbers, are kept confidential. An SSL certificate (also known as secure server certificates) is required to open a secure connection. You can tell when you have a secure SSL connection with a website. Your browser shows a little gold padlock and the website address begins with https rather than http. SSL certificates are also used for Internet security and sending mail securetly.
