Thawte SSL 123

About Thawte

Thawte was a small company based in South Africa founded in 1995, that has been operated in a garage. The founder of Thawte is Mark Shuttleworth, a South African businessman and first space tourist citizen originating from South Africa.The company was called back then - Thawte Consulting. Both Verisign and Thawte were the first Certificate Authorities to be included in the first Netscape Browser. While having an equal market share, Verisign bought Thawte for 575 million dollars.After the sale of Thawte, the founder Mark Shuttleworth was able to found Canonical Ltd which supports Ubuntu - the most used Linux distro. After a while, Symantec bought Verisign, which owned Thawte. So essentially Thawte is owned by Symantec Corporation, which is one of the largest security corporations in the world.

Thawte 123 SSL - best DV certificate

Although Thawte 123 SSL is one of the most reliable SSL certificates, it is relatively inexpensive and can be bought for as low as $39/Y with the current discount. Having almost 100% browser compatibility and premium support, it is the best choice for protecting single domains. It can be used for small e-commerce websites, small businesses, blogs, news portals, forums or any other websites that require consistent service and reliable CA servers. Comparing to Comodo this certificate offer much better quality and performance. We didn't have any issues with this certificate so far.

Thawte 123 SSL vs GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium

Thawte 123 SSL, as well as GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium, provide same encryption and security. GeoTrust provides a GeoTrust True Site Seal, and Thawte provides a dynamic trusted site seal. Both are basic inexpensive certificates which can be issued in minutes. However, GeoTrust QuickSSL Premium is a premium product with extended support and features, and government or bank organizations tend to prefer QuickSSL Premium more.

Buying Thawte 123 SSL with CyberSSL

We provide the best pricing for Thawte 123 SSL certificate - only $39/Y. The price on the official Thawte website is $149/Y which is 3 times more than our price. Along with Thawte premium support, you will take advantage of our SSL installation and validation support. We'll be glad to assist you with any inquiries you may have. We do also provide an easy way to order, reissue and renew SSls with our certificate management portal or API. You could also integrate our service into your platform. Contact us if you may need any help at support@cyberssl.com.