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GeoTrust SSL Certificates

GeoTrust, a leading certificate authority, provides retail and reseller services for SSL encryption and website authentication, digital signatures, code signing, secure email and enterprise SSL products. Products include True BusinessID with Extended Validation SSL Certificates, True BusinessID SSL Certificates, Quick SSL Premium Certificates, Quick SSL Certificates, Wildcard SSL Certificates and Multi-Domain Certificates, VeriSign Certified Document Solutions, My Credential Certificates, Enterprise SSL and GeoRoot.

With more than 100,000 customers in 150 countries, Geotrust has the second largest user base in the Internet security industry, and is widely regarded as a source for convenient, fast certificate issuance and very competitive prices. They offer an automated authentication process that can deliver certificates within minutes of receiving an order (depending on type of certificate requested).

GeoTrust offers certificates from the most basic SSL authentication up to the most advanced authentication provided by the Extended Validation SSL standard.

SoftLayer provides Geotrust RapidSSL, True BusinessID, and True BusinessID with EV options.

 RapidSSLTrue BusinessIDTrue BusinessID with EV
1 Year SSL Certificate Subscription$19$99$599
2 Year SSL Certificate Subscription$35$179$1,099
AuthenticationDomainFull OrgExtended
SSL EncryptionUp to 256-bitUp to 256-bitUp to 256-bit
Domains SecuredSingleSingleSingle
Issuance Time10 Minutes1-2 Days1-10 Days
True Site SealYesYesYes
Mobile Device / 99+% BrowsersYesYesYes
Validity Options1-5 Years1-5 Years1-2 Years
Warranty$10K$100K$100K
Own RootsEquifax SecureEquifax SecureEquifax Secure

RapidSSL® Server Certificates

RapidSSL is a 128 / 256 bit single root SSL certificate. RapidSSL.com owns the root used to issue RapidSSL certificates, making it a stable SSL offering. RapidSSL is already present in the IE 5.01+, Netscape 4.7+ and Mozilla 1+ browsers and many other new Windows and Mac based browsers. At a very special low price, RapidSSL is an ideal solution for securing websites conducting lite levels of ecommerce.

True BusinessID® Server Certificates

The GeoTrust True BusinessID Server Certificate provides full, organization authentication and encryption for your online business at a very affordable price. True BusinessID Server Certificates come with the GeoTrust True Site seal that includes a time and date stamp verifying the current validity of the SSL Certificate and the name of the organization owning the website.

True BusinessID® with EV Certificates

True BusinessID with EV incorporates the newest standard in identity validation as dictated by the CA/Browser Forum. Extended Validation SSL gives website visitors clearly visible interface cues to assure them that they are a highly authenticated site. In Microsoft® Internet Explorer 7 (and upcoming releases of Firefox and Opera), the address bar turns green and displays the name of the certificate owner and the CA that issued the certificate.