Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificates are a seal of trust that inform your potential and current customers that your website is authentic and safe to use. You will receive a free SSL certificate when you purchase a web hosting plan at Moniker, however, the magic lies in opting for a paid SSL certificate.

Websites with paid SSLs secure a higher SEO ranking and have higher conversion rates than those without. Purchasing an SSL is thus no longer a luxury, but a necessity, if you want to protect your customers from navigating to the wrong website and falling prey to a serious data breach.

• Domain-Validated (DV): When the Certificate Authority (CA) validates your domain to be a trusted and authentic domain for the benefit of your customer and thereby confirms your rightful ownership of the domain. This SSL is essential for all personal and micro-business websites.
• Organisation-Validated (OV): When the Certificate Authority (CA) validates the authenticity of both your domain and your organisation for the benefit of your customer. This confirms your organization as a valid business and therefore the rightful owner of your domain. This SSL is essential if you manage your customers' sensitive financial information.
• Extended Organisation-Validated (EV): When the Certificate Authority (CA) validates the authenticity of your domain as well as the integrity of your organisation by running an extensive integrity check for the benefit of your customer. This is the most secure type of SSL certificate and is essential if your organization manages mission-critical, highly sensitive customer data.