SSL Certificates

Hosting Habitat offer a wide range of SSL Certificates from the three most trusted and recognised certificate providers on the planet. Directly to the South African market place. At bulk Wholesale SSL prices we are even cheaper to buy from then the certificate authorities themselves!

Thawte SSL Certificates

Thawte are a leading provider of domain, business and extended validation SSL certificates. Its brand is particularly focused around the European regions, and appeals mostly to European enterprises.

Certificate	Validation	Wildcard Cert	Dynamic Seal	Green Bar	Cost
SSL123	Domain only				1 year: R549,00 2 years: R999,00 3 years: R1499,00
SSL WebServer	Full Organization				1 year: R899,00 2 years: R1799,00 3 years: R2599,00
SGC SuperCerts	Full Organization				1 year: R2299,00 2 years: R4199,00 3 years: R6099,00
Wildcard	Full Organization				1 year: R4599,00 2 years: R8199,00
SSL WebServer with EV	Full Org. plus Extended Validation				1 year: R3990,00 2 years: R7290,00
Code Signing	Full Organization				1 year: R1399,00 2 years: R2599,00

Geotrust SSL Certificates

GeoTrust is one of the major players globally among the certificate providers, with more than 100,000 customers in over 150 countries. Its product line is extremely popular with small to medium enterprise.

Certificate	Validation	Wildcard Cert	Dynamic Seal	Green Bar	Cost
QuickSSL	Domain only				1 year: R649,00 2 years: R1299,00 3 years: R1799,00
Quick SSL Premium	Domain only				1 year: R899,00 2 years: R1699,00 3 years: R2299,00
True BusinessID	Full Organization				1 year: R899,00 2 years: R1699,00 3 years: R2599,00
True BusinessID with EV	Full Org. plus Extended Validation				1 year : R3699,00 2 years: R6699,00
True BusinessID with Wildcard	Full Organization				1 year: R3699,00 2 years: R8199,00 3 years: R11999,00

Verisign SSL Certificates

The VeriSign SSL certificate brand is possibly the most trusted online. Doing exceptionally well with large companies, corporations and financial institutions. Who wish to obtain the highest levels of security and brand recognition possible. On average web servers using Verisign secured SSL certificates see a 17.5% increase in sales.

Certificate	Validation	Wildcard Cert	Dynamic Seal	Green Bar	Cost
SecureSite	Full Organization				1 year: R2599,00 2 years: R4599,00 3 years: R6599,00
SecureSite Pro	Full Organization				1 year: R5499,00 2 years: R9990,00 3 years: R14999,00
SecureSite with EV	Full Org. plus Extended Validation				1 year: R6999,00 2 years: R12599,00
SecureSite Pro with EV	Full Org. plus Extended Validation				1 year: R9990.00 2 years: R18199.00
Code Signing	Full Organization				1 year: R3199.00 2 years: R5999.00 3 years: R9499.00

SSL Certificate FAQ

• What is SSL? -

  The acronym SSL stands for "Secure Sockets Layer" and is a transport method for establishing encrypted connections in a secure way over the internet between two machines. Directly from your web browser to someone elses web server without any snooping in between.
  
  

• What is a Wildcard SSL Certificate? -

  A wildcard SSL cert not only covers a single domain but the also sub-domains and multiple domains.
  Example: hostinghabitat.com and blog.hostinghabitat.com could both be able to use a single certificate.
  This is also commonly known as a multi domain SSL certificate and allows you to purchase a single SSL certificate to cover many areas of your domain.
  
  

• Which is the most trusted SSL certificate? -

  Our market research has shown that most Webmasters, Administrators and generally Internet savvy users feel most confident when purchasing online with an Extended Validation Certificate in place. Overall 79% of those people believe the Secure Site Pro with EV to be the most trusted SSL certificate when generated with 256 bit encryption. Making the Secure Site Pro with EV the best SSL certificate available.
  
  

• What is an Extended Validation certificate? -

  Extended Validation Certificates have been thoroughly checked to insure the highest levels of verification as to the owner, location of the business and legitimacy of the company. It is also the only certificate that shows users the green bar for additional confidence when transacting online.
  
  

• How do I go about ordering a HTTPS certificate? -

  In order to obtain your own https certificate it is required that you register on our website first as a user. You may then use the contact page to inform us of your request. Our online backend system does not facilitate the purchase of SSL certificates. We need more details from you. Therefore a consultant will be in contact with you shortly after we receive your message to explain all the details and make your SSL certificate purchase as easy as possible.
  
  

• What is the procedure to renew SSL Certificates? -

  Existing Hosting Habitat customers receive notification reminders before the due date for renewal of a SSL Certificate. Simple notify us of your intentions to renew or wait for us to contact you. However for those of you who are not already with us we will work closely with you to find an exact replacement of any existing certificates you may own should you require it.
  
  

• Why are you so cheap to buy SSL Certificates from? -

  Hosting Habitat sell many SSL Certificates a month and we are entitled to bulk discount from the major suppliers of secure SSL digital certificates because of this. Although we don't often refer to our products as cheap. We do prefer the term affordable which better reflects the quality of our offerings.
  
  

• Must I be hosted with Hosting Habitat to buy SSL certificates? -

  No. You do not need to be hosted with Hosting Habitat to purchase secure web server certificates from us.