About RapidSSL
| RapidSSL is owned by VeriSign, the very first Certificate Authority (CA) in existence. Since they are the oldest CA to exist, their SSL certificates are recognized by 99% of all web browsers. |
RapidSSL certificates provide the same level of security and acceptance as certificates costing hundreds of dollars more. We use RapidSSL certificates ourselves in parts of our website.
Benefits:
- Cheaper than AlphaSSL.
- Provides up to 256-bit encryption for your website.
- Has a $10,000 warranty for your customers.
Disadvantages:
- Only covers one host while AlphaSSL covers both the www and non-www version of your website. Example: https://www.yourdomain.com and https://yourdomain.com can be secured with 1 AlphaSSL certificate while securing these 2 hosts requires 2 RapidSSL certificates.
- Level of support for cellphone/mobile devices is unknown.
Compatibility List
The following web browsers recognize RapidSSL certificates:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 5.01+
- AOL 5+
- Netscape 4.7+
- Opera 7+
- Safari
- Mozilla 1+
- Firefox 1+
What is SSL?SSL facilitates e-commerce by encrypting communication between your customer's browser and your server. |

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