VirMach GeoTrust True BusinessID, $ 99.00/yr. on SSL Certificates

GeoTrust True BusinessID is the first organisation validation option in this SSL catalogue and is intended for companies that want the certificate to carry verified business identity information rather than just confirming domain control. With OV level vetting, the certificate authority checks corporate records, telephone listings or other reference sources before issuing the certificate, and the resulting certificate shows organisation details in the certificate viewer so users and auditors can confirm that the site is operated by a specific legal entity. The product is described as a business class SSL certificate that lets customers know the site is trustworthy and that the operator takes security seriously, making it well suited for general business websites, customer portals, intranets, partner login areas and any application where authenticated users are expected to log in with credentials or interact with internal data. The cost of around ninety nine dollars per year reflects the additional verification and ongoing maintenance of business records at the certificate authority, but many organisations treat this as part of their compliance and governance budget rather than a simple hosting add on. It is especially attractive when consolidating certificates for multiple domains under one brand or when aligning with procurement policies that require organisation validation for any system that touches customer or staff information.

SSL certificates on this platform are delivered through an automated system that handles certificate requests, validation and provisioning through the same billing portal that is used for hosting and domain services. After a certificate order is placed and payment is confirmed, the system guides the customer through domain control validation and then issues the certificate, so in most cases the certificate can be deployed in minutes without in depth PKI knowledge. Once installed, the certificate encrypts traffic between browsers and the web server so that logins, forms and payment details cannot be read in transit, and browsers display the familiar padlock and https prefix next to the site address to indicate a secure connection and verified identity information. The catalogue and help text explain the differences between domain validation, organisation validation and extended validation, noting that DV is suitable for personal sites and non critical pages, OV adds business identity for login and account areas, and EV provides the highest assurance for ecommerce and online banking style applications where trust signals are especially important.

Alongside individual product descriptions, the SSL section emphasises that encrypting every production site has become a baseline best practice and that modern browsers now label plain http sites as not secure, sometimes with visible warnings that can unsettle visitors and damage conversion rates. Search engines are described as rewarding encrypted sites with small ranking boosts, which gives site owners an extra incentive to enable https even on content sites that do not handle payments. The material highlights benefits such as encrypting sensitive data, protecting user privacy, activating the lock icon, proving site legitimacy and improving SEO, all of which apply regardless of which certificate brand or validation level is chosen. There is also guidance that, when a domain is hosted on the same provider using supported control panels like cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin, renewal orders can be generated automatically and the system will help with validation and installation each year so that certificates are kept current with minimal manual effort from administrators.