{"id":716,"date":"2019-09-24T09:54:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/page\/?p=716"},"modified":"2019-10-09T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T12:52:09","slug":"multi-domain-ssl-vs-wildcard-ssl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/page\/multi-domain-ssl-vs-wildcard-ssl\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi Domain SSL vs  Wildcard SSL \u2014 What You Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SSL\/TLS certificates play a significant role in web\nsecurity. Most business owners are moving their websites to HTTPS &nbsp;in part due to Google\u2019s initiative to flag\nsites not using SSL\/TLS certificates as \u201cnot secure,\u201d and because they see the\nbenefits of installing an SSL\/TLS certificate on their web servers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With cyber-crime on the rise, using SSL\/TLS certificates is integral to building trust with users and taking a step toward improved digital security. SSL\/TLS certificates ensure that the communication channel between your client browser and the server you\u2019re connecting to is encrypted. Over an encrypted channel, if an attacker tries to sniff your traffic, they would end up with garbled information that is unintelligible and practically useless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A multi domain SSL certificate is a single certificate that\nyou can use to secure multiple domains (or subdomains if you list them as SANs).\nA wildcard SSL certificate, on the other hand, secures only your primary domain\nand unlimited subdomains at a single level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multi Domain SSL\/TLS Certificates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/ssl-types\/multi-domain-ssl-certificates\">Multi\ndomain SSL\/TLS certificates<\/a>, also called unified\ncommunications certificates (UCC) or subject alternative name (SAN) certificates,\nsecure multiple fully-qualified domain names (FQDNs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the following example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob is a serial entrepreneur with multiple lines of\nbusiness. He has a different website for each of these businesses, and he wants\nto use HTTPS on all of them without the hassles of managing multiple SSL\/TLS\ncertificates. Suppose he wants to secure the following websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>www.site1.com<\/li><li>www.site2.net<\/li><li>www.site3.org<\/li><li>www.site4.com<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With a SAN certificate, he can secure all of these sites by citing\nthem as SANs on a single certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"graysection\"><h2>Secure Up to 250 Multiple Domains with One Multi Domain SSL \u2013 Save 50%<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Save 50%<\/strong> on Sectigo Multi Domain SSL Certificates. It includes unlimited server licenses, reissuances, 256-bit encryption, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"greenbutton\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/ssl-types\/multi-domain-ssl-certificates\">Shop for Multi Domain SSL and Save 50%<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wildcard SSL\/TLS Certificates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a <a href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/ssl-types\/wildcard-ssl-certificates\">wildcard SSL\ncertificate<\/a>, you can secure unlimited subdomains using one certificate at a\nsingle level. Consider Bob from our previous example. Let\u2019s say he purchased a\ndomain named www.site5.com. Now, suppose www.site5.com has multiple sub-domains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>music.site5.com<\/li><li>order.site5.com<\/li><li>collection.site5.com<\/li><li>dev.site5.com, etc. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With a wildcard SSL certificate for *.site5.com, Bob can secure music.site5.com, order.site5.com, collection.site5.com, dev.site5.com, etc. The asterisk is used to specify one particular level that it can secure, not multiple levels. For example, a certificate for *.site5.com will not secure test.dev.site5.com. You would need a separate wildcard SSL certificate to secure second-level subdomains (*.dev.site5.com).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"graysection\"><h2>Secure Unlimited Subdomains with One Wildcard SSL Certificate \u2013 Save 50%<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Save 50%<\/strong> on Sectigo Wildcard SSL Certificates. It includes unlimited server licenses, reissuances, 256-bit encryption, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"greenbutton\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/sectigostore.com\/ssl-types\/wildcard-ssl-certificates\">Shop for Wildcard SSL and Save 50%<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multi-Domain SSL vs Wildcard SSL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The table below highlights the differences between multi domain\n(SAN) SSL certificates and wildcard SSL certificates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table width=\"\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" class=\"product-table\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n  <tbody>\n    <tr>\n\t  <th align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Multi Domain SSL<\/th>\n      <th align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" style=\"\">SSL Wildcard Certificate<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr>\n     \n      <td>A single certificate for multiple domains and subdomains.<\/td>\n\t   <td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"\">A single certificate for an unlimited number of subdomains at a specific level.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n     \n      <td>Limitations on the number of domains covered are defined by the issuing certificate authority.<\/td>\n\t   <td align=\"left\" valign=\"middle\" style=\"\">No limits on the number of subdomains covered.<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n     \n      <td>Example: www.website.com, \nblog.website.com, www.website.org, www.example.com, etc. can all be secured using one certificate.\n<\/td>\n\t   <td>Example: *.site.com secures every subdomain at that level such as order.site.com, blog.site.com, etc.<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr><td>The different domain names to be secured must be defined and added at the time the certificate is purchased.<\/td>\n\t   <td>Additional subdomains can be added or removed at any time.<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr><td>Available for all levels of validation \u2013 DV, OV, and EV.<\/td>\n\t   <td>Available for DV and OV levels of validation only. EV is not an option for wildcard certificates.<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as making a choice between the two certificates is\nconcerned, it depends on your business needs. If you need to secure multiple\ndomains, a multi-domain (SAN) SSL certificate would be a good fit. If, on the\nother hand, your business has numerous subdomains all at the same level on your\nprimary domain, you could choose a wildcard SSL certificate instead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a third option: using a multi domain wildcard SSL\ncertificate, which combines the utility of both types of certificates. With\nthis option, you can choose to secure multiple domains and an unlimited number\nof multi-level subdomains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSL\/TLS certificates play a significant role in web security. 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