ZONER participates in the new DigiCert seal release
(6/5/2021) ZONER, the operator of SSLmarket.co.uk, is a Platinum Elite partner of DigiCert, the biggest commercial CA in the world. This highest level of partnership means the closest cooperation in development and marketing. Therefore, we could not miss the release of the brand new seal and were the first ones to publish it on our website.
Why use the CA seal on your website?
Network data encryption (TLS) is now a widespread standard. Encryption security alone prevents eavesdropping on communications but does not guarantee the identity of the person you are communicating with. Today, anyone can have a TLS certificate, and if there is no information about the holder (domain DV) in the certificate, it is not even possible to authenticate it. This information is included in OV and EV certificates and the seal on the website shows that the operator has been verified and provides easy-to-read information. After clicking on the seal, a window will open with authority verified information about the certificate owner, which will enable the visitor’s easy authentication and gain their trust.
Certificates confirming identity are the cornerstone of the fight against fraudsters and so-called phishing. The information about the certificate owner that the seal displays includes the date of data verification and confirmation that the site has successfully passed an anti-malware check. A visitor to your website is practically 100% sure that it is not an anonymous or fraudulent website.
Get a new seal along with Secure Site certificates
This new DigiCert Smart Seal is available to Secure Site certificates holders. It brings not only a new design, but also new possibilities for displaying and presenting information about the certificate holder. After clicking on the seal, the visitor to your website will see detailed information about the domain, certificate and certificate holder’s company. This report may also include information about DigiCert CA’s verification of the Company and other information relevant to the site visitor.
Secure Site certificates bring an improved brand new DigiCert Smart Seal, which can not only display detailed information about the holder, but also a company logo which then alternates with the CA DigiCert logo. You can see an example of the new DigiCert Smart Seal on our website, SSLmarket.co.uk. We are pleased with the seal’s improvement and were keen to use it straightaway. We believe that it will help visitors to better authenticate our company and gain their trust.
"Among continued web-based attacks, website visitors are looking for signs of trust that the site they are visiting is legitimate and secure," said Jindrich Zechmeister, Director of IT Security, ZONER a.s.
Source: DigiCert press release
"The DigiCert Smart Seal is a great step toward restoring this trust, giving website operators a dynamic indicator of their identity, displaying a verified logo and essential information about the status of their TLS certificates and other site security measures."
The complete DigiCert press release and more arguments for the use of Smart Seal can be found here: New DigiCert Smart Seal Displays Identity and Improves Trust for Consumers with Industry-First Verified Logos and Other Features to Prevent Spoofing, Misuse.
The seal makes a website look good
Every TLS certificate (except for RapidSSL) entitles its holder to place a CA seal on their website. Users are already used to the HTTPS protocol’s presence, but it is advisable to help them with the authentication of the "counterpart" and, as a result, with gaining trust. After clicking on the OV and especially EV certificate seals, it is possible to find out more information about the website operator and its verification. An example of a CA seal belonging to a given certificate can be found on an individual certificate’s product page.
If you also want to use the CA seal on the website, do not hesitate to contact us and after specifying the display size, we will supply you with the necessary HTML code for your site.
