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After looking for a SSL cert that was affordable and provided good browser recognition, I found the GoDaddy Turbo SSL certificate, check them out here: ” SSL Certificates from GoDaddy.com .” I did some research online about this ssl certificate and although priced much lower than any other certificate it seemed to provide the same features, security, and browser recognition as higher priced certificates from other companies. I went for it at $17.99/year with a 2 year commitment. Other certificates such as Comodo or Rapid SSL which still aren’t brand name certs (these used to be the discount guys) run about $79.99/year. The turbo SSL cert from Godaddy provides a secure connection for your customer, and all the other standard browser security features that a browser will normally show (the closed lock icon, etc.) The certificate has 99% browser recognition, which basically means that only browsers that are years old will not recognize the cert and will show the website visitor a security warning. Since most people aren’t using these browsers anyway, this should not be a concern for most website owners.

SSL Certificates from GoDaddy.com

The installation of the godaddy turbo ssl certificate was pretty easy. I was waiting for an email from godaddy but one never came so I checked my godaddy account. Login to godaddy, click my account, click on “Manage Secure Certificates” from there it will show you your SSL certificate credits and allow you to proceed with setting up the certificate. Be sure when you set up the ssl certificate, if you want it for www., you must specify www., if you just put domain.com then www.domain.com will display a security error. If you want it for both, you must purchase 2 certificates or a more expensive wildcard certificate.

I use WHM on my servers and it makes it easy to install a SSL certificate. In WHM, first give the site a dedicated IP address if it doesn’t already have one by going to Change Site’s IP Address in the account functions section. If you don’t have an extra IP, you will need to purchase one from your web hosting provider. Note that this may cause your site to go down until the DNS propagates throughtout the internet. Next go to Generate a SSL Certificate and Signing Request enter the required info and click create. Save the important key data that is generated.

SSL Certificates from GoDaddy.com

Back at godaddy, you will need to download the key files. Once you have all this data, go back to WHM and click on Install a SSL Certificate and Setup the Domain and copy and paste the info, including the start and end line text. Save it and that should do it.

For more information or to purchase, visit Godaddy at SSL Certificates from GoDaddy.com

Below are some screen shots of the new secured site (domain name removed):