How to Get Free SSL / TLS + S.MIME Certificates

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Security is the prime concern for all online businesses running on networks. Surprisingly a majority of companies don’t use https-secured website. Most of the web servers such as Apache and IIS are capable of running the 128/256-bit secured and encrypted SSL protocol. Usually most of the mail clients can encrypt and sign your electronic mail messages. This would simply require a TLS/SSL or S/MIME certificate to make it work. Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols that have been designed for secured communications over networks. S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a public key encryption and signing of email encapsulated in MIME. It is on a IETF standards track and defined in a number of documents such as RFC’s.

In the applicant tracking solution market the SSL certificate works as a bond. Applicant candidates as well as the employers expect that the data is secure. There are a number of free SSL certificate providers in the market. However, only a number of them are reliable. StartSSL is one such free certificates provider. The company provides legitimate SSL/TLS+S.MIME certificates. StartSSL’s Free (Class 1) certificates are domain or email validated. The checks are mostly performed electronically and require only minimal human intervention from the company. The validation ensures that the subscriber is the owner of the domain name, resp. email account. Find additional information on this subject in the CA policy

The StartSSL Free certificates are designed for websites that require protection of privacy and restrict eavesdropping. It doesn’t verify information provided within the certificates except the domain name and email address.
StartSSL offers free certificates instantly without any limitations and free of charge. However the subscriber has to abide by the condition that the subscribers offers complete, correct personal details and accepts the Subscriber Obligations of the Start CA Policy.

StartSSL offers free 128/256 bit encryption, 1 year of validity,

We came across a site, WhichSSL that provided quick-picks of the companies providing SSL certificate for e-business.
Among the paid services Verisign seems to be a high on prospects. VeriSign is the leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Authority enabling secure e-commerce, communications, and interactions for Web sites, intranets, and extranets.

VeriSign secures over one million Web servers worldwide with strong encryption and rigorous authentication. The VeriSIgn Secure SIte with EV SSL certificate offers premium security for its powerful encryption. It gives the website visitor optimal confidence by the green address bar common for an Extended Validation certificate. The free VeriSign Secured Seal shows the visitors that they are dealing with a secured site. It has a warranty of $ 100.000.

The price for 1 year EV SSL certificate is € 649.00 and for 2 year is € 1149.00.