877-790-7263| RapidSSL® | Comodo Essential SSL |
Comodo Instant SSL |
Comodo EV SSL |
VeriSign Secure Site |
VeriSign Secure Site with EV |
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| Validation Type Before a certificate authority issues an SSL Certificate, they validate the information provided in the certificate request. The more complete the validation, the more site visitors trust the certificate. | Domain Validation | Domain Validation | Organization Validation | Extended Validation | Organization Validation | Extended Validation |
| Trust Level | Standard | Standard | Deluxe | Premium | Deluxe | Premium |
| Brand Recognition | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | High | High |
| Green Bar Only Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates trigger the address bar to turn green in high-security browsers. It is a convenient and visible sign of trust for site visitors. | -- | -- | -- |  |
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| Warranty | $10K | $10K | $10K | $250K | $100K | $100K |
| Subdomains Secured | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single | Single |
| Issuance | 1-2 hours | 1-2 hours | 1-2 days | 1-2 days | 1-2 days | 5-7 days |
| Validity Options | 1-5 years | 1-5 years | 1-5 years | 1-2 years | 1-5 years | 1-2 years |
| Site Seal | Static | -- | -- | Dynamic | Dynamic | Dynamic |
| Server Gated Cryptography SGC allows up to 128-bit encryption to be used in some older browsers that only support 40-bit encryption. The affected browsers are over 10 years old and see very little use on the Internet today. Therefore, SGC is typically not needed anymore. | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| SSL Encryption | up to 256-bit | up to 256-bit | up to 256-bit | up to 256-bit | up to 256-bit | up to 256-bit |
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| EV Upgrader Integrated into the site seal, ensures EV displays in Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP systems. (Available only on EV Certificates) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Installation | Quick & Easy | Quick & Easy | Quick & Easy | Quick & Easy | Quick & Easy | Quick & Easy |
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| Auto renewal reminders & early renewal benefits Renewing 46-90 days before expiration results in 3 months of bonus service, 16-45 days before expiration results in 2 bonus months of service, and renewing 15 days prior to expiration or 15 days after expiration will result in 1 month of bonus service. |
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| Revocation and Replacement | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free * Replacement is free during the first 30 days. After 30 days $100 will be charged for replacement. | Free * Replacement is free during the first 30 days. After 30 days $100 will be charged for replacement. |
| Free Refund | 7 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days |
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