SSL Supplier Announces Advanced Site Seal for Safer Internet

SSL Supplier Announces Advanced Site Seal for Safer Internet

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PRWEB) June 22, 2009

SSL vendors like VeriSign, GeoTrust, Comodo and many others, supply Site Seals which are displayed on their clients' websites to let everybody know they use SSL to secure their internet connections. According to Paul van Brouwershaven, business developer at Networking4all, these Site Seals are incomplete. The big question is: Does the SSL certificate actually work? And is it properly installed? "Common Site Seals will not tell you the answer, because Site Seals are only validated when they are created or renewed and only checks if the SSL certificate is still valid," says van Brouwershaven.

"To overcome this shortcoming we developed a technologically advanced dynamic Site Seal that can be embedded in any website that uses SSL, regardless of vendor or certificate type," continues van Brouwershaven. "The Seal displays the domain name or organisation name to which the SSL certificate has been issued. This acts as an early warning system of potential security or hacker-related issues. The Seal also performs several checks to confirm the availability of a SSL connection, whether the SSL connection is in use and if there are any potential security or hacker-related issues. No other Seal offers these checks."

The outcome of the checks will change the colour of the Site Seal:
1.    Green Site Seal with a padlock to indicate SSL is available and in function
2.     Grey Site Seal without padlock to indicate SSL is available but not in use, this is the case when a visitor enters a site by the http:// address in stead of the secure https://
3.    Red Site Seal without padlock as a security warning that SSL is not available.

Clicking the Site Seal will activate the Site Check Site Check tool which performs a security control and displays the qualities of the SSL certificate, like the encryption strength, expiry date, validation method, used algorithm and much more.

Building trust with Site Seals
The top three concerns internet users have when they visit a website are: is my privacy safe, is this website secure, and has this business been verified. Especially in these days when you read the horror stories about people having their identity stolen and other online fraud. As a website owner you need to earn the trust of your website visitors not only by securing your internet connection with a SSL certificate but also by making it clear to them that you are doing so. That you address their safety and security concerns and take these issues seriously. Common Site Seals indicate that a website is secure but need improvement.

Brouwershaven states: "We have made necessary improvements and now our Site Seal checks if a SSL connection actually works. Our Seal is freely available and can be embedded in any website that uses SSL. With this development we bring transparency to online security and increase trust and confidence for internet users."

More information about the Site Seal and an installation manual can be found on:
http://www.networking4all.com/en/support/ssl+certificates/site+seal/

About Networking4all
Networking4all has reached the position of market leader in SSL certificates in the Benelux countries and is expanding this position rapidly over Europe. Since it's founding in 2000, Networking4all offers a comprehensive range of SSL certificates from all major brands, like GlobalSign, VeriSign, thawte and GeoTrust. Strategic partnerships enable Networking4all issue SSL certificates very quickly, while upholding high standards in quality, with 24*7 professional on line support and expert advice. For more information please visit http://www.networking4all.com.

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Contact Information

Paul van Brouwershaven
Networking4all B.V.
http://www.networking4all.com/
+31.207881042

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