SSL certificate

Christine Hough · Dec 11, 2013

Hi, I think there is someone on here who supplies these. If you read this can you message me?
Thanks

Food From Cyprus · Dec 11, 2013

Try GoDaddy. They normally have good offers for SSL certificates. You would need to be careful though because not all certificates are the same. You should consult the people who built your website and/or your hosting providers before you buy.

Christine Hough · Dec 11, 2013

Thanks, I went directly to comodo last time. But they are not replying to my email.

Matthew : TekHive Hosting · Dec 11, 2013

Who is hosting your web site? normally they can offer these on request.

KM-Tiger · Dec 11, 2013

It's andygambles who runs www.servertastic.com. You should be able to contact via that site.

123Simples · Dec 11, 2013

AS KM says normally your web host is the best one to arrange the certificate for SSL as it needs to be done at root level on the server anyway I believe.

Christine Hough · Dec 12, 2013

Thanks, we use a dedicated server so we need to put this on ourselves. Thanks for the info re Andy Gambles. I think it may have been him I was thinking of.

andygambles · Dec 12, 2013

Hello can I help?

HostLoveUK · Dec 12, 2013

Do you know what type of SSL certificate you are looking for Christine?

Christine Hough · Dec 12, 2013

andygambles said:
Hello can I help?

I have had a look at yr site and will come back soon. Our current comodo SSL expires in Jan and we are hoping to copy the site to a new server and put a new SSL on the new server even though they will overlap. As soon as all checks out then we will repoint the URL.

Christine Hough · Dec 12, 2013

Easyspace. said:
Do you know what type of SSL certificate you are looking for Christine?

For a site which does e-commerce and personal log-ins to tuition material. I don't think we need anything too specialised.

andygambles · Dec 12, 2013

Christine Hough said:
I have had a look at yr site and will come back soon. Our current comodo SSL expires in Jan and we are hoping to copy it to a new server and put a new SSL on the new server even though they will overlap. As soon as all checks out then we will repoint the URL.

If you get your new cert before the Comodo one expires (RapidSSL or Geotrust) then you qualify for competitive renewal and the remaining time on your Comodo cert will be added to your new cert at no extra cost so you should not lose any months.

andygambles · Dec 12, 2013

Christine Hough said:
For a site which does e-commerce and personal log-ins to tuition material. I don't think we need anything too specialised.

Give a bit con consideration to having an EV cert (makes the bar go green). This adds credibility to your website and builds trust quicker with visitors. The Geotrust brand is not expensive for EV.

HostLoveUK · Dec 12, 2013

Christine Hough said:
For a site which does e-commerce and personal log-ins to tuition material. I don't think we need anything too specialised.

is it ok if I send you a PM with some details?

Christine Hough · Dec 12, 2013

Easyspace. said:
is it ok if I send you a PM with some details?

sure.

Christine Hough · Dec 12, 2013

andygambles said:
Give a bit con consideration to having an EV cert (makes the bar go green). This adds credibility to your website and builds trust quicker with visitors. The Geotrust brand is not expensive for EV.

Am I right is seeing £105/yr

How long does it take? Do I need people to sign to say who I am or can they pick all that up through companies house website etc.?

andygambles · Dec 12, 2013

Christine Hough said:
Am I right is seeing £105/yr

How long does it take? Do I need people to sign to say who I am or can they pick all that up through companies house website etc.?

That's right. The basics are as follows

The Whois must be that of the companies registered address.
You must be listed in a public directory like Yell or Scoot
You must be able to answer the phone on one of the numbers listed in those directories
You must be registered at Companies House

If some of those are not quite there then you may need to send off a utility bill or a letter of authority signed by a professional.

They can take up to 2 weeks but if everything is in order can be as quick as 48 hours.

123Simples · Dec 12, 2013

andygambles said:
That's right. The basics are as follows

The Whois must be that of the companies registered address.

You must be listed in a public directory like Yell or Scoot

You must be able to answer the phone on one of the numbers listed in those directories

You must be registered at Companies House

If some of those are not quite there then you may need to send off a utility bill or a letter of authority signed by a professional.

They can take up to 2 weeks but if everything is in order can be as quick as 48 hours.

Sorry I am confused Andy
Are you saying that someone needs the above for the SSL certificate to be installed on a website? I just renewed mine today so I am curious ....

KM-Tiger · Dec 12, 2013

123Simples said:
Sorry I am confused Andy
Are you saying that someone needs the above for the SSL certificate to be installed on a website? I just renewed mine today so I am curious ....

Those details are if you want an EV (Extended Validation) cert. The type that produces a green bar in a browser.

andygambles · Dec 12, 2013

123Simples said:
Sorry I am confused Andy
Are you saying that someone needs the above for the SSL certificate to be installed on a website? I just renewed mine today so I am curious ....

As per @KM-Tiger that is for EV certs which are Extended Validation.

Christine Hough · Dec 16, 2013

andygambles said:
That's right. The basics are as follows

The Whois must be that of the companies registered address.

You must be listed in a public directory like Yell or Scoot

You must be able to answer the phone on one of the numbers listed in those directories

You must be registered at Companies House

If some of those are not quite there then you may need to send off a utility bill or a letter of authority signed by a professional.

They can take up to 2 weeks but if everything is in order can be as quick as 48 hours.

The whois is to me personally mentioning Hofnote Educational Ltd which will check out with companies house at our home address. This is the registered address at companies house.

I have no idea if we are registered in a directory (edit I have just googled us and we are on 192 will that do?)

So I hope this will be ok

I will have a look at your website again now.
Thanks

andygambles · Dec 16, 2013

Better to be listed with Scoot or Yell.com as these are human edited directories.

ldjames · Dec 16, 2013

Take a look at GoGetSSL. They're the cheapest I've seen for the same certificates.

erictwendell · Dec 17, 2013

Christine Hough said:
Hi, I think there is someone on here who supplies these. If you read this can you message me?
Thanks

I am planing to make an Ecommerce website. Is it possible to find solution provider to handle my SSL certificated for the site???

andygambles · Dec 17, 2013

erictwendell said:
I am planing to make an Ecommerce website. Is it possible to find solution provider to handle my SSL certificated for the site???

there has been some suggestions within the thread

erictwendell · Dec 17, 2013

andygambles said:
there has been some suggestions within the thread

Ohh thanks a lot...

Christine Hough · Dec 26, 2013

Hi Andy Gamples,
I have bought SSL from you but cannot get our server to accept it because it did not generate the CSR. No where in ordering did it ask us to do this, so I don't know what I have done wrong.
When you are back at work can you help?

andygambles · Dec 26, 2013

Raise a ticket at https://support.servertastic.com/contact/ then we can have a look.

Christine Hough · Jan 2, 2014

Thanks Andy, all well and working and in time for the beginning of the month so we have moved to a much faster server set up. Cheers

beasty · Jan 2, 2014

Question

Is this for processing payment on your own site?

I have a feature where the payment is taken to Paypal and someone told me it says this site does not have an SSL certificate, this is because we do not take payment and obviously paypal is safe.

Regardless of this, I do not want to put people off completing payments, any advice here?

Christine Hough · Jan 2, 2014

Its not just about payment. If you are taking people's addresses (say for postage) or storing log in details on your own site, I think it best to be secure .

The SSL sets up an encrypted communication with the user I believe.

andygambles · Jan 3, 2014

beasty said:
Question

Is this for processing payment on your own site?

I have a feature where the payment is taken to Paypal and someone told me it says this site does not have an SSL certificate, this is because we do not take payment and obviously paypal is safe.

Regardless of this, I do not want to put people off completing payments, any advice here?

Even if you use PayPal I highly recommend you use an SSL certificate on your site. IT helps customers build trust in your brand and you should also be securely collecting all data. Most systems start the checkout process on site and then direct to PayPal. Some visitors will abandon your checkout before reaching PayPal if they see it is not via SSL.

Further Reading: Myth: I Use a Payment Gateway Like PayPal So Do Not Need an SSL Certificate

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