What is a Wildcard SSL certificate?
WildCard SSL Certificate is Fully Qualified Domain Name SSL Certificate which is created to protect multiple sub domains name using single WildCard SSL certificate with single doman name on server. WildCard SSL Certificate users Single Server private IP & All sub domains including main host name.
Wildcard Certificates permit online users to validate access to multiple subdomains with single server WildCard SSL certificate such as mail.domainname.com and admin.domainname.com. Process of Installation for Wildcard SSL Certificates is very quicker and easy in compare to other SSL certificates.
A Wildcard SSL Certificate secures your Web site URL and all of its sub-domains. The Wildcard SSL Certificate works the same way as a regular SSL certificate, undergoes the same validation processes, and is available as either a Turbo SSL or a High-Assurance certificate. The difference is that the Wildcard SSL Certificate extends to all of the sub-domains of your domain “www.your-domain.ext,” “shop.your-domain.ext,” “register.your-domain.ext,” etc.
A wildcard certificate, denoted with a common name in the format of *.domain.com allows you to secure an unlimited amount of subdomains all with one wildcard certificate. If would like to secure your webmail, internet, customer portal, control panel, etc. the wildcard certificate provides the best value and ease of use available.
