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Acquire SSL / Secure Certificates

SSL and Secure Certificates provide security for your website by encrypting communications between the server and the person visiting the website. It is required to be used on e-commerce sites when accepting credit card payments online.

There are two ways to obtain an SSL Certificate for your website. You may obtain the SSL Certificate from HostGator, and we will install it for you for free, or you may obtain an SSL Certificate elsewhere, and we will install it for a small fee. In addition, there are several types of SSL Certificates available. The articles in our Recommended Reading section below can help guide you.

Recommended Reading

What is SSL / Secure Certificate?
What type of SSL / Secure Certificate do I need?
Important Things You Should Know Before Installing an SSL Certificate
How do I obtain an SSL Certificate?

Articles

How do I purchase a private SSL from you and what type is it?
How do I use the third-party SSL certificate I purchased?
Difference between Instant and Positive private SSL
Multi-domain SSL
I'm going to purchase my own SSL, what do I need to know?
Wildcard SSL
Apache and SSL combination, what certifcate type do I select?
What is CSR and RSA?
SSL from Enom
EV SSL Certificate
Can I buy SSL from you for a non-HostGator hosting plan?
Can I buy SSL from you for a non-HostGator registered domain?
How can a client of a reseller get his SSL certificate information?
I already have SSL, can I use the free SSL included with the Business plan?
Company validated certificate, what is the benefit?
I have SSL for cPanel, will it work on Plesk?

Related Categories

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