Dazed and Confused about SSL

Hello, zenners!

I have question about SSL certificate!

Please understand that this is my first web store and I’m very new to all this and that (php, css, coding.. ). I realize that I need SSL Cert for my site, so I was just browsing and comparing several places.

I’ve found following places:
Register.com
Godaddy.com
Namecheap.com
Rapidssl.com

I think I’m going to purchase SSL Cert from one of above places, but I’m slightly confused. Some places have several plans ranging from $13 ~ $200+.

Can someone kindly explain to me the difference and recommend SSL provider or plan? Do I need shared or dedicated SSL?

FYI, my domain is from godaddy, and hosting is from hostgator.
I will be selling low priced items ($1.5~$20).
Payment system will be Paypal only for now, but I might add google checkout in the future. Anyway, my site won’t process credit cards.

Thank you so much for help and advice.

nyanko chan =^.^=

Have you asked hostgator if they will sell you a certificate? Many hosts are resellers of a variety of SSL certs.

It's generally considered wisest to get a certificate just for your domain, rather than use a shared cert. Though there are people who will offer the opposite advise. :blink:

Rob

Well the main differences are what you want with it.

There are cheap certs that provide the bare minimum required to make ssl function. There are certs that provide hefty insurance. Some that provide a green bar in the url or a secure corener logo in the bottom of the screen.

The more expensive certs $500+ are more for hosts or companies that require ssl to span over sub-domains, whole servers or clustered servers.

What I would recommend is the $80-$100 special or pay the extra 50-100 for the added insurance and "green bar" or "logo" at corner of screen"

It is funny that SSL is becoming a fashion statement. But if it gets you one more customer and sale I guess it is worth it.

rstevenson and Qdixon, thank you so much. :D

This has been a great lesson to me and I think I’m better prepared when I purchase SSL cert (which will be pretty soon).

Have a nice day.
nyanko chan =^.^