Types of Digital Certificates available through K-Systems

K-Systems sells four types of thawte Digital Certificates. They are as follows:

SGC SuperCert

The Server Gated Cryptography (SGC) digital certificate is our premium SSL certificate, providing the highest possible protection in all circumstances. The SGC SuperCert offers 256-bit encryption in all browsers (released after Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or Netscape 4.06). In older-browsers it ensures a minimum of 128-bit encryption to 99.9% of all users, even if the user's browser supports only 40-bit or 56-bit encryption.

Note

You need an SGC SuperCert instead of our Web Server Certificate, if any of the following are true for your business:

You have an International (non-US) audience/customer-base, or/and
You need to provide the highest possible encryption for each and every visitor to your website, or/and
You conduct medium to high-value e-commerce transactions via your web interface.

SGC SuperCert Features and Benefits

Encryption	256-bit with lowest possible encryption level of 128-bit protection for 99.9% of users even with older browsers
Browser Ubiquity	Highest in industry
Certificate Details	Domain and identity authentication and verification
Certificate Authentication	Stringent Business Verification and Authentication
Average Issuance Speed	Less than 2 days
thawte Trusted Site Seal	Yes - free (available in multiple languages)
Root CA	Yes
Free Reissues	Upto 5 times from Issuance until Expiry 1
Secures Internationalized Domains	Yes (thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets.)
SGC Technology	Yes (only a few CAs can offer this.)

Web Server Certificate

The thawte SSL Web Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept private while in transit between your web server and your client's web browsers.

Web Server Certificate Features and Benefits

Encryption	Upto 256-bit encryption enabled
Browser Ubiquity	Highest in industry
Certificate Details	Domain and identity authentication and verification
Certificate Authentication	Stringent Business Verification and Authentication
Average Issuance Speed	Less than 2 days
thawte Trusted Site Seal	Yes - free (available in multiple languages)
Root CA	Yes
Free Reissues	Upto 5 times from Issuance until Expiry 2
Secures Internationalized Domains	Yes (thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets.)
SGC Technology	No

SSL123 Certificate

SSL123 is thawte's entry level certificate which provides validation that your domain is registered and that you have authorized the purchase of the certificate. Through SSL encryption, the certificate assures that information is kept private between your web server and your client's web browsers.

Note

Your choice of digital certificate depends mainly on whether you require your company details added to the certificate contents. If not, then SSL123 is an ideal choice of product as it provides the added benefit of quick issuance.

SSL123 Certificate Features and Benefits

Encryption	Upto 256-bit encryption enabled
Browser Ubiquity	Highest in industry
Certificate Details	Domain name verification only
Certificate Authentication	Domain name check and validation
Average Issuance Speed	Less than 1 day
thawte Trusted Site Seal	Yes - free (available in multiple languages)
Root CA	Yes
Free Reissues	Upto 5 times from Issuance until Expiry 3
Secures Internationalized Domains	Yes (thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets.)
SGC Technology	No

Wildcard Server Certificate

The thawte Web Server Wildcard Certificate allows you to conveniently secure multiple sub-domain names on one domain name on the same server using *.yourdomainname.com pattern for the common name. You need not spend time, money and effort on obtaining certificates for different sub-domain names on a domain name.

The Wildcard Server Certificate offers comprehensive authentication procedures (domain name and identity verification). It also offers 256, 128, 56 or 40-bit encryption depending on your client's browser capability and the cipher suite installed on your web server. This ensures that information is kept private between your web server and your client's web browsers.

Wildcard Server Certificate Features and Benefits

Encryption	Upto 256-bit encryption enabled
Browser Ubiquity	Highest in industry
Certificate Details	Domain and identity authentication and verification
Certificate Authentication	Stringent Business Verification and Authentication
Average Issuance Speed	Less than 2 days
thawte Trusted Site Seal	Yes - free (available in multiple languages)
Root CA	Yes
Free Reissues	Upto 5 times from Issuance until Expiry 4
Secures Internationalized Domains	Yes (thawte is the first Certification Authority to have all its SSL certificates support IDN character sets.)
SGC Technology	No

Note

If you wish to secure your domain name on multiple servers through the use of any of the above Digital Certificates, you need to purchase Additional License(s) for your Digital Certificate. 5
The Certificate issuance speed depends upon a lot of factors like the Admin or Technical Contact may not have completed thawte's verification yet. This could lead to the overall delay in the Certificate issuance.

Digital Certificates that would suit your business

Depending upon the type of application/interface you wish to secure, you may choose one of the four digital certificates sold by K-Systems:

Typical Applications for Digital Certificates	SGC SuperCert	Web Server and Wildcard Cert	SSL123 Cert
Securing Web domains	Yes	Yes	Yes
Securing gateways (eg. Citrix Secure Gateways)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Securing multiple hosts for a domain on the same server	N/A	Yes (with Wildcard Cert)	N/A
Securing web forms for e-commerce sites	Yes	Yes	Yes
Securing IMAP/POP Mail Servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Outlook Web Access	Yes	Yes	Yes
Securing SMTP mail transfers through STARTTLS (Start Transport Layer Security) connections	Yes	Yes	Yes
Securing transfer connections to FTP servers (FTPS connections)	Yes	Yes	Yes
SSL VPN.s	Yes	Yes	Yes

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