Domainbox Industry News

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Become an SSL Certificate Reseller with Domainbox.com

Domainbox.com gives you the ability to resell SSL certificates to your clients. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a protocol used to secure information sent over the internet. Whenever you see https:// in the browser bar, the data being sent and received is encrypted. This keeps the masses of sensitive data that Internet users submit and receive every day, away from prying eyes. Being an SSL Reseller gives you the ability to make your client's sites have a more trustworthy image.

We give our resellers access to the four biggest SSL Certificate providers in the industry:

Symnatec(Previously VeriSign Trusted) – The most widely used certificate in the world used by large businesses and corporations for the highest levels of security. Symnatec are a subsidiary of Norton, an instantly recognisable brand with over 135 million people using their products. Over 77% of consumers claimed they recognised the Norton logo and that they felt the stamp gave them more trust in the site.

GeoTrust – Widely used among small business providing high security, 256 bit encryption compatible with 99% of browsers, including those used on mobile devices.

Thawte – The SSL Certificate of choice throughout Europe, giving advanced protection at an affordable price. They can be distributed within 1 day to get your site secured as quickly as possible.

RapidSSL– Most affordable SSL Certificate for small businesses and individuals. These certificates can be distributed almost instantly, offer a 7 day money back guarantee and have an expert support knowledge base on their website.

All these 4 SSL Certificates are industry recognised and let your clients highlight the fact that their websites are SSL secure. The consumer confidence boost that sites can receive by using an SSL certificate is massive. If your clients plan on taking any sensitive details from their users an SSL certificate is a must. To become PCI Compliant, another measure that online stores should be implementing if they are taking payments from customers, the site must be SSL secure. They also prevent browsers issuing security pop ups against the domain name, which 40% of customers believe means their data is being compromised.

SSL Certificates secure both submitted and received data. This means that when processing a payment, your clients can be sure they are sending the correct information to the correct location. Being SSL secure really is a win-win situation. Customer confidence is increased and your client can be sure that they are following the best practices possible to protect themselves from any kind of online fraud.

You can resell SSL certificates on Domainbox.com with ease, using our sophisticated Domain API.