A secure certificate is a vital component in any e-commerce solution. These enable you to secure your entire site and provide your customers with peace of mind. With a secure certificate in place, online purchases are encrypted and secure and the providers we recommend are Thawte and Geotrust.

There are many different providers of secure certification and going to www.sslreview.com will enable you to view them all.

For a balance between security and affordability, we believe Thawte and Geotrust to be the best available.

If you wish to transmit sensitive information between your website and browser then you will need your site to run SSL which is a form of encryption that means nobody can pry on your data. These take the form of a certificate that is installed on your site at our servers and you can then link to this in your web design.

We now offer an SSL certificate, which is issued within 30 minutes at an affordable price - These are Thawte's SSL123 and GeoTrust's QuickSSL.

SSL123 is Thawte’s response to customers’ demands for a fast turnaround, SSL certificate. So, here it is… a cost effective Thawte digital certificate that can be issued quickly and still carries the Thawte hallmark of trust.

With GeoTrust QuickSSL web server certificates, you and your customers can conduct secure Internet transactions with confidence. QuickSSL offers REAL 128-bit SSL encryption — all for less than what you'd pay for some other SSL solutions. And unlike other products, you don't have to wait days - GeoTrust will issue your QuickSSL certificate in about ten minutes!

c	GeoTrust QuickSSL	Thawte SSL123	GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium	Thawte	Thawte Supercert
Price paid yearly	£79	£99	£110	£149	£325
Runs on Linux Servers?
Runs on Windows Servers?
Suitable for Browser Version	5+	3+	5+	3+	ALL
Turnaround	within 10 minutes	within 10 minutes	within 10 minutes	within 3 days	within 3 days
Clickable user verification?

ALL PRICES QUOTED ARE EXCLUSIVE OF VAT