SSL Certificates
2 plans to choose from.
Positive SSL, billed every yr
99.9% uptime guarantee · free migration · support 24/7
Turn on the padlock and encrypt every visit.
One certificate for a domain and every subdomain under it.
Certificates that turn on the padlock, from a single domain to a wildcard covering every subdomain you have. Installed for you at no extra charge.
There are only three real choices, and the price difference between them is about what is checked before issue, not about the strength of the encryption. Every certificate below uses the same 256-bit encryption.
Often, yes - and we include free SSL with every hosting plan for exactly that reason. A paid certificate is worth buying when you need a wildcard, when you want your company name inside the certificate, when you need a warranty, or when you want somebody to telephone if a reissue goes wrong at a bad moment. If none of those applies, use the free one with our blessing.
If the site is hosted with us we generate the request, complete the validation and install the certificate for you. If it is hosted elsewhere we still issue it and send you the files with instructions. Reissues - after a server move or a lost private key - are free for the life of the certificate.
Paid certificates here start at £11.54/yr, with wildcard certificates costing more because one covers every subdomain. Free domain-validated SSL is included with every hosting plan, so you only pay when you need a wildcard, a company name in the certificate, or a warranty.
A wildcard costs more than a single-domain certificate but less than buying separate certificates for each subdomain - the break-even is usually around three. One wildcard covers your domain and every subdomain under it, including ones you create later.
For most websites, yes, and we include one with every hosting plan. Buy a paid certificate when you need a wildcard, want your verified company name in the certificate, need a warranty, or want support on the phone if a reissue goes wrong.
DV proves you control the domain and is issued in minutes. OV additionally verifies that your company legally exists and puts its name in the certificate. Wildcard describes coverage rather than validation - one certificate for the domain and all its subdomains. The encryption is identical in all three.
Yes, at no extra charge, if the site is hosted with us - we generate the request, handle validation and install it. If you host elsewhere we issue the certificate and send the files with installation instructions.
A domain-validated certificate is usually issued within minutes of validation. Organisation-validated certificates take one to three working days because the certificate authority verifies your company registration.