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 TUCOWS WEB CERTIFICATES, the only 128-bit SSL server certificate product that resellers can [exclusively] market to end users, are among the lowest priced, highest browser recognition Web Certificates available today. They are offered on a wholesale basis through the Tucows OpenSRS product delivery platform. Tucows Web Certificates support 128-bit SSL communications, the highest level of security commercially available today. The use of 128-bit SSL certificates has become standard for e-commerce enabled web sites or any site that collects private information from users such as credit card numbers, account numbers or passwords.
A web certificate is a
128-bit SSL
security tool, which enables e-commerce or other secure
communications on the Web.
As used in SSL secured Internet transactions, a web
certificate provides the following:
Confirmation of Identity
The party receiving the information (i.e. the party
controlling the server) is the party to whom the communication
is intended (i.e. not some wily imposter).
Non-interception
The user's information will not be intercepted and interpreted
(by some wily eavesdropper) between the user's browser and the
server.
The assurances obtained by Web Certificates are a necessity
for all e-commerce implementations and any communication in
which confidential information is exchanged. Internet browsers
can rest assured that their communications are secured by a
properly authenticated web certificate as evidenced by the
appearance of a little padlock in the frame of their Internet
browser.
Technically, a web certificate is a statement digitally
signed by a Certification
Authority (CA) that uses a properly authenticated Private
Key/Public Key pair to bind a public
key to an identity. This provides independent confirmation
of the identity of an entity. More formally, a certificate is
a computer-based record which:
- Identifies the
Certification Authority issuing it
- Names, identifies,
or otherwise describes an attribute of the subscriber
- Contains the
subscriber's public
key
- Contains the digital
signature of the CA issuing it
- Provides a date
range over which the certificate is valid
To obtain a web
certificate, a Private Key/Public Key Pair must be generated
on the server and then authenticated by a Certificate
Authority (CA), which has the requisite recognition in the
browser software. For a detailed discussion of the technology
behind web certificates see the white papers in the Partner
Papers section available on this site.
Here's how a web certificate looks in action:
Offering Tucows Web Certificates will help build your customer
relationships.
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