What is 

VeriSign is by far the world's most well-known SSL brand for securing e-commerce and communications over intranets, extranets and the Web. Many organizations choose VeriSign for the consumer confidence-building power of the brand's reputation for online security. VeriSign customers have reported an increase in completed transactions on their Web sites after visibly deploying the VeriSign SecuredT Seal to inform potential customers that their transactions are protected with VeriSign SSL. Customers, such as Opodo.com who claim they experienced a 10% increase in completed transactions after adding the VeriSign Secured Seal to their Web site, have seen a valuable return on their investment in an SSL Certificate from VeriSign. The VeriSign Secure Seal is available in 13 languages.

Certificate Features and Benefits

Authentication Extended validation
Encryption SGC enabled. Minimum 128-bit to 256-bit encryption
Site seal VeriSign Secured Seal; multi-lingual with EV Upgrader
Multi-year options 1 - 2 years
Root VeriSign root CA




 What is 

The GeoTrust brand, with over 100,000 customers in 150 countries, has the second largest user base in the Internet security industry after VeriSign. This brand has been characterized as a source for convenient, fast certificate issuance and very competitive prices. They offer an automated authentication process which, depending on the type of certificate requested, may achieve certificate delivery within minutes of receiving an order. GeoTrust offers certificates from the most basic SSL authentication up to the most advanced authentication provided by the Extended Validation SSL standard.

Certificate Features and Benefits

Authentication Full organization authentication
Encryption Minimum 40-bit up to 256-bit
Site seal Dynamic site seal displaying your company name with real-time date and time stamp.
Multi-year options 1 - 5 years
Root Equifax root - owned by GeoTrust