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SSL certificates

For anything we host, HTTPS is automatic and included. This page is about the cases where it is not that simple: organisation-validated and extended-validation certificates, wildcard certificates across many hosts, and certificates that have to be installed on equipment we do not run.

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Renewed long before it expires

What you get

Automatic where it can be

Sites on our platforms get certificates issued and renewed without a ticket and without a reminder.

Validated certificates when you need them

Organisation and extended validation, including shepherding the paperwork through the issuing authority.

Installed on your equipment

Load balancers, firewalls, mail servers and appliances, including the ones with an unhelpful web interface.

Expiry monitoring

We watch expiry dates across your estate, including certificates we did not issue.

Questions

Is a paid certificate more secure than a free one?

No. The encryption is identical. What you are buying with a validated certificate is a check that your organisation is real, which matters for some sectors and some procurement rules, and not at all for most sites.

Can you install certificates on equipment you do not host?

Yes. Load balancers, firewalls, mail servers and appliances are common cases. We handle the request, installation and renewal process with you.

What happens when a certificate is close to expiry?

We track the date and start the renewal before it becomes urgent. Where the certificate can be renewed automatically, we do that; where paperwork or validation is needed, we contact you in time.

Tell us what needs looking after.

Describe what is not being handled today and we will tell you what it takes, what it costs, and whether we are the right people for it.