Effectively Manage SSL Certificates Across the Enterprise

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Managing SSL Security in
Multi-Server Environments ŽEasy-to-Use VeriSign Web-Based Services SpeedSSL Certificate Management and Cut Total Cost of SecurityW H I T E PA P E R
C O N T E N T S + A Smart Strategy for Managing SSL Security on Multiple Servers 3SSL Certificates Provide Core Web-Transaction Security 4
+ One-by-One Certificate Management Is a Tedious Process 5SSL Certificate Lifecycle Elements 6
+ Simplifying SSL Management with a Powerful VeriSign Web-Based Solution 7Web Interface Provides Centralized Local Control 7
+ Automated Reports Keep You in Control 9VeriSign Managed PKI for SSL Certificate Solutions 10
+ Enterprise-Class Service with SSL Expertise at Your Fingertips 11
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A Smart Strategy for Managing
SSL Security on Multiple Servers
Protecting the con?dentiality and integrity of sensitive information transmitted over yourorganization's network is a crucial step to building customer con?dence, securelyinteracting with business partners, and complying with new privacy regulations. Yourcompany's requirements may include securing information exchange between Web serversand clients, from server to server, and among other networking devices such as server loadbalancers or Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) accelerators. For a complete solution, cross-networksecurity must protect servers facing both the Internet and private intranets.1SSL, the world's standard technology used to protect information transmitted over the Webwith the ubiquitous HTTP protocol, protects against site spoo?ng, data interception, andtampering. Support for SSL is built into all major operating systems, Web applications, andserver hardware. Leveraging both the powerful encryption of SSL and the con?denceVeriSign authentication procedures instill, your company can immediately protect sensitivedata transmitted between your servers and your customers, employees, and business partners.ŽVeriSign Managed PKI for SSL is an easy-to-use and ?exible Web-based service fordeploying and managing multiple SSL Certi?cates across the organization. Leveraging thecompany's scalable and highly secure infrastructure, Managed PKI for SSL is an enterprisesolution that enables you to dramatically reduce much of the cost associated with SSLCerti?cate deployment while maintaining full local control.ŽVeriSign Managed PKI for Intranet SSL, a Web-based companion service for deployingand managing SSL Certi?cates on hosts used only on private intranets, provides internalhosts with features and bene?ts identical to Managed PKI for SSL.
VeriSign Managed PKI for SSLSimple: Web-based service for managing all your SSL Certificates-no up-front hardware or software to installEfficient: Enroll, approve, issue, reject, revoke, and renew with a few clicks of a mouseTime saving: Issue SSL Certificates on demandVeriSign SecuredT Seal Secure: Certificate-secured administrator account accessBe sure to post the VeriSign Secured Comprehensive: Covers hosts facing the Internet or on intranets (optional)Seal on your home page or other Value: Provides discounted, bulk purchases of SSL Certificatespages where confidential informationexchange takes place. The VeriSignSecured Seal lets your site visitorsknow that you have chosen leadingservices to help protect them.
1 The Internet Engineering Task Force has renamed the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol Transport Layer Security (TLS) and is working on wideradoption of TLS. "SSL", however, remains the popular nomenclature.
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+ SSL Certificates Provide Core Web-Transaction SecurityTransmitting sensitive data, such as credit card numbers and health care data, across theWeb and intranets requires authentication to ensure that the destination of the data islegitimate, encryption to protect the data against interception or tampering, and messageintegrity to guarantee that the information isn't tampered with during transmission. Digitalcerti?cates from VeriSign use SSL technology to address all three of these requirements. SSLhas become a global standard for protecting sensitive information transmitted over the Webas well as intranets via HTTP.As part of a public key infrastructure (PKI) for Web security, digital certi?cates activateSSL security capability built into all Web servers, browsers, and other Web ... [download for more]