MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Jul 06, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- GeoTrust, Inc., a leading certificate authority, today announced that its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates secure more of the most-visited web sites on the Internet than any other certificate authority. The results, which were determined using Netcraft data against the Alexa Top 1 Million Domains list, highlight the popularity of GeoTrust over low-cost competitors on popular web sites.
To obtain an accurate picture of SSL Certificates usage on the most heavily-visited web sites, VeriSign, parent company of GeoTrust, commissioned Catapult Data Services to cross reference the Alexa Top 1 Million against Netcraft's June 2010 SSL Survey.
The Netcraft SSL survey is a tally of all publicly-facing SSL certificates on the Internet, including "parked" certificates on unused or infrequently-visited web sites. The Alexa Top 1 Million is a well-known site traffic measurement service that lists the million most visited sites, ranked by order of popularity.
The cross-reference revealed 33,871 unique domains protected by GeoTrust(R) SSL certificates out of approximately 136,000 of the Alexa Top 1 Million on which Netcraft found certificates. In contrast, Go Daddy, which has long claimed leadership in the low-cost SSL category, protected only 23,667 unique domains among these sites.
Although VeriSign is widely recognized as the leader in the premium SSL certificate and online trust category, its GeoTrust product competes with brands such as Go Daddy for leadership in the low-cost category, where customers are simply looking to enable encryption.
"Since this study provides an accurate depiction of SSL doing what it's intended to do -- authenticate sites and protect transactions -- the index we've commissioned reflects overwhelming preference for GeoTrust by the operators of the most visited domains on the Internet," said Jeff Barto, senior product marketing manager for GeoTrust. "Based on this data, GeoTrust clearly leads the low-cost SSL category."
With SSL certificates issued in more than 150 countries around the world, GeoTrust offers world-class SSL certificates with fast delivery at a cost-effective price. Enabling up to 256-bit SSL encryption, they include a range of GeoTrust(R) True Site seals based on the desired level of identity verification.
What Customers Are Saying
"Being an internationally based company, root ubiquity was of cardinal importance to our decision making process," said Ming Keong Kuan, director of iStyles.com, a Singapore-based fashion accessories provider for consumer electronics. "We needed to make sure that the SSL certificates would work where we are based, which is why we selected GeoTrust as our certificate authority of choice."
"The GeoTrust True Site Seal allows us to instantly communicate to existing and prospective customers that their transaction is in safe hands. Best of all, this protection comes at a price our budget can accommodate," said Scott Miller, chief executive officer of A1 Pool Parts, a Southern California-based provider of quality pool products and services.
"Reputation is key; if we want businesses to be confident in our services we need to provide them with a visual security seal from a brand name that they can easily recognize and correlate with trust," said Kurt Davey, founder and chief executive officer of Neoverve, Inc., an ecommerce service provider and Web design company.
GeoTrust's SSL solutions present a wide range of cost-effective options, including standard or Extended Validation EV SSL certificates, support of up to 256-bit SSL encryption, static or dynamic GeoTrust True Site seals, and warranty protection ranging from $10,000 to $150,000. In addition, GeoTrust offers multi-domain support in the Subject Alternative Names (SANs) field for greater flexibility to work with products like Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007. Companies can sign up today for a free 30-day trial of GeoTrust SSL certificate protection.
About GeoTrust A wholly owned subsidiary of VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN 28.15, -0.30, -1.05%), GeoTrust is the world's largest low-cost digital certificate provider. More than 100,000 customers in over 150 countries trust GeoTrust to secure online transactions and conduct business over the Internet. GeoTrust's range of digital certificate and trust products enable organizations of all sizes to maximize the security of their digital transactions cost-effectively. For more information, visit www.geotrust.com.
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Internet's 1 Million Most-Visited Domains Rely on GeoTrust SSL More Than Any Other Certificate Authority.
