 What is Secure Socket Layer (SSL)?
How strong is the SSL Certificate?
How do I utilize SSL on my site?
What
is the difference between a Shared SSL Certificate and owned Certificate?
How do I obtain my own SSL Certificate
issued for my domain name?
I
would like to apply my own SSL Certificate. How much will it cost?
I still have questions. Where can
I find a good explanation of the SSL concept?
Which
SSL Certificate format should I download from Certificate Authority?
I
have downloaded my SSL Certificate, what should I do now?
How
do I move my SSL Certificate from another server or ISP to Tritech?
How
strong is the SSL session?
What is Secure Socket Layer
(SSL)?
A
secure Web Server uses the Secure Socket Layers (SSL) technology
to establish an encrypted connection between the Web Server and
the client. The SSL Protocol is designed to provide privacy between
two communicating applications (a client and a server). Second,
the protocol is designed to authenticate the server, and optionally
the client. Tritech's secure Web Server supports up to 128-bit
encryption, the highest of current SSL technology offered.
How strong is the SSL Certificate?
Tritech
generates all the CSR (Certificate Signing Request) using the keysize
of 1024-bit, and the Certificate Authority will sign it with the
same keysize. This keysize approaches industrial standards required
for encryption.
How do I utilize SSL on
my site?
Simply
access everything through a special URL https:// instead
of http://, such as:
https://secure.3tec.com/~UserID/order_form.html
or:
https://secure.your-domain.com/order_form.html
The
latter is accessible only if you have your own SSL Certificate.
It requires you to obtain a SSL Certificate from Certificate Authority
(CA) such as Thawte
or VeriSign.
What is the difference
between a Shared SSL Certificate and owned SSL Certificate?
The
only difference is that Shared SSL Certificate is issued for "secure.3tec.com"
and owned SSL Certificate is issued for "secure.your-domain.com".
Both types of SSL access methods offer the same grade of encryption,
however, some visitors may feel uncomfortable when the SSL session
points to someone else's domain name.
I would like to apply my own SSL Certificate. How much will it cost?
There
is a one-time setup fee of CDN$40.00. The actual price of the SSL
Certificate will vary by different Certificate Authority:
Thawte http://www.thawte.com
- USD$125 for first year, USD$100 renewal
VeriSign http://www.verisign.com
- USD$349 for first year, USD$249 renewal
How do I obtain my own
SSL Certificate issued for my domain name?
As the
first step, you have to fill
out the application. After this you will receive an e-mail message
with SSL CSR (Certificate Signing Request) and explanation of the
procedure.
I still have questions.
Where can I find a good explanation of the SSL concept?
The
following links will be helpful on this matter: http://www.thawte.com/support/server/contents.html
http://digitalid.verisign.com/server/help/index.html
Both sites contain the full explanation of the SSL concept and
Step-by-step instructions.
Which SSL Certificate format should I download from Certificate
Authority?
Choose
"Standard Certificate Format". More specifically, Tritech's
SSL Servers are Apache-SSL.
I have downloaded my SSL Certificate, what should I do now?
Copy
and paste your SSL Certificate to our secure SSL
Certificate Submittal Form. We will setup the SSL Server for
your domain name and notify you when it is ready.
How do I move my SSL Certificate from another server or ISP to
Tritech?
Moving
your SSL Certificate to Tritech depends on whether you can export
your private key from your current ISP or server in a Standard
Certificate Format and whether we can import the private key to
our SSL Servers.
In
most cases, if you are moving the SSL Certificate and private
key from one Web server to an installation of the same server
type, then your chances are quite good. But if you are moving
the SSL Certificate and private key from one Web server type to
another, then the chances of moving the private key are minimal.
In
general, if you can not export the private key, you will have
to obtain a new SSL Certificate. If we can not import your private
key into our SSL Servers, you will have to obtain a new SSL Certificate.
How strong is the SSL session?
Tritech's
SSL Servers support up to 128-bit encryption.
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