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Why You Need an SSL Certificate？

Encrypt sensitive information

The important function of an SSL certificate is to encrypt and protect transmitted sensitive information to prevent others from stealing or tampering with the information.

Verify your real identity

The second function of the SSL certificate is to provide identity authentication for the website, ensuring the true identity of the server and preventing phishing websites from impersonating it.

Improve SEO ranking

Google search engine strongly advocates HTTPS encrypted access to websites and gives preferential treatment to websites that have deployed SSL certificates in terms of search, display, and ranking.

Eliminate browser warnings

Major browsers will pop up a "Not Secure" warning to visitors of websites that do not deploy HTTPS encryption certificates. Otherwise, the warning will be eliminated and a security lock will be displayed.

Meeting compliance requirements

The Cybersecurity Law, Information Protection 2.0, PCI/DSS and other laws and regulations all require platforms to perform corresponding data encryption to prevent network data from being leaked, stolen or tampered with.

Enhance customer trust

https://protocol header + security padlock. If you install an OV or EV SSL certificate, it will contain company details. These security logos help enhance customer trust and make them more likely to do business with you.

SSL Certificate FAQ

What is an SSL certificate? What is a CA?

SSL is the abbreviation of Secure Socket Layer. SSL certificates have two main functions, namely identity authentication and data encryption. SSL certificates can authenticate the identity of a company or website. When users visit a website, they can click on the website security certificate and trust seal to learn about the specific information of the website and identify the authenticity of the website. In addition, SSL certificates can also enable HTTPS encryption to protect the personal information entered by users on your website, ensure that privacy-sensitive information is not illegally tampered with, and prevent the leakage of transmitted information.
CA is the abbreviation of Certificate Authority. CA is a third-party organization responsible for managing and issuing digital certificates. Its role is to check the legitimacy of the certificate holder's identity and issue certificates to prevent the certificates from being forged or tampered with. It can be understood that CA is similar to the public security bureau that issues ID cards to citizens. Therefore, not all companies can be called CA.

How long is an SSL certificate valid?

In 2020, the CA/B Forum proposed to limit the maximum validity period of SSL certificates to one year. Subsequently, CA institutions followed industry standards for many years and gradually adjusted the validity period of SSL certificates to 398 days at the end of August 2020. Although the validity period of SSL digital certificates has been shortened, in order to help users reduce the risks of certificate interruption and certificate expiration,Wan Wei TelecomProvide multi-year SSL certificate subscription model, which can support the purchase of 1-6 years SSL certificates. Multi-year SSL certificate subscription has discounts, which not only reduces enterprise costs, but also simplifies the certificate renewal process.
Note: After subscribing to a multi-year SSL certificate, we will send one-year valid SSL certificates to users in batches. Before the certificate expires,Wan Wei TelecomA new certificate will be sent to the user in advance, and the user only needs to replace it.

Why do we need to verify when applying for an SSL certificate?

The purpose of users applying for SSL certificates is to implement HTTPS encryption on the Internet, protect website information security, and prevent website information from being hijacked or tampered with; corporate users need identity authentication to prevent corporate information from being used by people with ulterior motives, and at the same time, to allow visitors to browse, use, and trade on their websites with confidence. To gain the trust of browsers in the Internet industry, not just any HTTPS certificate can be achieved. Therefore, this requires a publicly trusted CA organization to verify the domain name ownership of the applicant. If you apply for an OV/EV SSL certificate, you must also cooperate to complete the corporate verification to confirm that the applicant is real and legitimate before issuing an SSL certificate.

Why can't I use my own email address and phone number for verification when applying for an SSL certificate?

This is because the email or phone number provided by the applicant cannot prove that it belongs to the applicant's unit personnel. It is possible that criminals are impersonating other units to apply for certificates for phishing websites. Therefore, domain name verification CA institutions can only recognize the administrator's email or Whois registration email; enterprise verification is completed through the phone or email queried by a third-party authoritative platform (generally corporate annual reports, 114 and other platforms).

Where to get an SSL certificate after purchasing it?

ExistWan Wei TelecomAfter purchasing the SSL certificate and completing the verification, the CA will issue this certificate. We will send you the certificate file package via email, or you can log inWan Wei TelecomDownload the certificate. The downloaded certificate package contains the certificate format used by Web servers such as Nginx, Apache, Tomcat, and IIS, and can be installed without conversion.
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