Types of SSL Certificates: Which One Is Right for Your Site?

A website secured with an SSL certificate lets visitors know that it’s safe, and wins the approval of search engines 🔒 Learn how to pick the right one for your site here ⬆️

A website secured with an SSL certificate lets visitors know that it’s safe. It also wins the approval of search engines, confirming that your site is safe for browsing. Hence, you must get a valid SSL certificate for your website.

Short for Secure Sockets Layer, SSL is a security protocol that authenticates and encrypts data over network connections between a web server and a web browser. An SSL certificate secures the connection between your site and your visitors from malicious parties.

SSL certificates come in different types, validation levels, and price tags. But which SSL is best for your website and business? In this video, we’ve done a deep dive into the different types of SSL certificates to help you make the right decision. ▶️

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🕘Timestamps

0:00 Intro
0:52 When and Why You Need an SSL Certificate
2:38 Types of SSL Certificates
4:00 SSL Validation Levels
5:10 How to Pick the Right SSL Certificate
6:19 How Visitors Will Know If Your Website Has an SSL Certificate
6:59 Cost of SSL Certificates

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📚 Resources

📗 Types of SSL Certificates: Which One Is Right for Your Site?

🧾 Table outlining the benefits of each SSL certificate

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Hi Alisha, great video! I’m creating an e-commerce website with the main site, a sellers portal and the admin. Which certificate will do a good job?