DigiCert - WildCard PLUS SSL Certificate
Why call it "WildCard Plus"
We added the "Plus" to the name because when you buy a DigiCert WildCard SSL certificate, you just get more:
More Freedom
Our Unlimited Server License means you are free to use your certificate anywhere you like without having to pay us extra license fees. Put it on your web servers, your intranet servers, your mail servers -- put it on any server and any platform, and you don't have to pay us a dime extra.
Your customer account has a simple "Additional License" interface that allows you to issue as many certificates as you need to, quickly and for no extra charge.
More Compatability
WildCard Plus SSL certificates have a couple compatibility features that you won't find in traditional wildcard certificates:
Your own site
A typical wildcard certificate for "*.digicasolutions.com" will work with names like "www.digicasolutions.com and mail.digicasolutions.com," but not "digicasolutions.com" itself. This often comes as a disappointment to administrators who want to protect both https://www.digicasolutions.com and https://digicasolutions.com with the same certificate. DigiCert WildCard Plus resolves this problem by including the base domain in every wildcard certificate as a subject alternative name, a little-used but well-supported capability of SSL certificates.
Mobile Devices
WildCard Plus certificates allow you to choose up to ten specific sub-domains ("mail.digicasolutions.com," "www.digicasolutions.com," etc.) to list in the certificate, resolving issues some mobile devices have with the star (*) syntax of wildcard certificates.
"Some of our customers have problems securely connecting to their company mail server, because their mobile devices do not support wildcard name matching," said Christopher Stock, Digica's Director of Services. "We found that many of these mobile devices do support Subject Alternative Names. By putting the wildcard (e.g. '*.digicasolutions.com) and the mail server name (e.g. 'mail.digicasolutions.com) into the same certificate, we found a way to enable devices to accept the specific host name. In the past, the only option was to purchase a separate SSL Certificate."
And because this is done in our "Additional License" interface -- instead of in the original certificate -- you can issue as many SSL certificates as you need to for as many sub-domains as you need. So when we say "up to ten specific sub-domains," that is per certificate, so our Unlimited Server License makes this unlimited too.
Some server types, services, and devices do not work with wildcard ssl certificates. Please ask your sales rep for more details.
Great Value for your dollar
DigiCert WildCard Plus SSL Certificates have a much better value than the competition. WildCard Plus is typically much more affordable than GeoTrust and Thawte (VeriSign currently does not offer wildcard certificates on their website). Our prices are significantly lower, but feature-for-feature, you will see that our product is a better value even at the same price.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
If for any reason you aren't satisfied with your WildCard Plus certificate within 30 days, we will refund the full amount.
Unlimited free reissues for the life of your certificate
You lost your private key? Reissue. You changed your domain from www.yourname.com to secure.yourname.com? Reissue. You just want to see if we really mean "unlimited" and "free" when we say "unlimited free reissues"? Reissue. Whenever you need a reissued certificate, for whatever reason, just log into your account and click the "Reissue" link in your certificate manager.
Professional site seal with a bold design
DigiCert's site seal gives you an easy way to let your customers know that your site is being secured by DigiCert and that their information is safe. And with one click of the seal, your customers can see that we have assured your identity.
Inherent browser trust
DigiCert's SSL Plus certificates are trusted by virtually every browser in use today, as well as dozens of smart phones and handheld computing devices.
What You Get
Security for your entire domain. A wildcard certificate for *.example.com will secure www.example.com, mail.example.com, and any other first-level sub-domain of example.com. WildCard SSL Plus Certificate even secures the base domain itself—example.com—something no other wildcard currently offers!
Unlimited Server License. Most SSL certificates are only licensed for one physical server. With DigiCert WildCard SSL Plus Certificate unlimited server license, you can use your WildCard certificate on as many servers as you want. You can even generate separate certificates with unique key pairs for each server. It's the ultimate in flexibility.
Simplified maintenance. A DigiCert WildCard SSL Plus Certificate is a smart investment that saves you the time and overhead of managing multiple certificates and expiration dates.
Greater Mobile compatibility. Some mobile clients, including Windows Mobile 5, do not support wildcards, but they do support Subject Alternative Names. DigiCert lets you add SANs to your wildcard certificate to be Windows Mobile 5 compatible.
SSL Virtual Hosting on one IP. IIS 6 and Apache are both able to use a wildcard certificate to serve multiple secure sites from a single IP address.
Trusted by over 99% of browsers and devices. DigiCert wildcards are trusted by all major browsers, email clients, and mobile devices
Contact your sales rep to purchase a DigiCert WildCard SSL Plus Certificate today!
