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Which directly translates to &#8211; using a trusted Certification Authority is essential for an effective Online Business.<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing from proven, established vendors, specially in case of security products such as Digital Certificates, brings up the inevitable &#8211; How do I choose a SSL Certification Authority (CA) that my customers will Trust?<\/p>\n<p>There are several things that buyers should look for when purchasing a certificate:<\/p>\n<p>* <strong>Reputation and Credibility of the CA<\/strong><br \/>\nHow long have they been in business?<br \/>\nConsumer Awareness?<br \/>\n* <strong>Ubiquity of the Root<\/strong><br \/>\nIs it embedded in all of the popular browsers?<br \/>\n* <strong>Root is owned by the CA<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd not chained like Third Party SSL certificates.<br \/>\n* <strong>Lifecycle Management Tools<\/strong><br \/>\nHow easy is it to install, renew, reinstall and revoke if compromised.<br \/>\n* <strong>Ease of Acquiring the certificate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For instance, Thawte provides their esteemed list of clients, that include Google, 3M Company, Honda Canada, Hershey, American Airlines, Credit Suisse Group, among others, with Root Certificates.<\/p>\n<p>Removing all elements of doubt, Thawte has obtained the Trust Factor by successfully implementing the highest encryption and authentication standards recognized today.<\/p>\n<h2>Reseller Club Hosting Services<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/reseller-hosting\">Reseller Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/windows-reseller-hosting\">Windows Reseller Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/cloud-hosting\">Cloud Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/vps-hosting\">VPS Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/managed-vps-hosting\">Managed VPS Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/dedicated-server-hosting\">Dedicated Server Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/windows-dedicated-server-hosting\">Windows Dedicated Server<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/managed-dedicated-server-hosting\">Managed Dedicated Server<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/shared-hosting\">Linux Shared Hosting<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/windows-shared-hosting\">Windows Shared Hosting<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/guide-to-ssl-vendors\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSL branding is synchronous with Trust. 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