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Symantec is undoubtedly one of the most reputable, popular and gigantic providers on this market. It owns several renowned brands such as Veritas, GeoTrust, VeriSign and Thawte. While it is among the most expensive providers out there, it does include the highest number of features for all its produtcs. All SSL certificates include 256 bit encryption, 30-days money back guarantee and daily malware scanning.
Symantec is one of the highest rated SSL certificate providers on the market. The company develops security software since 1982, when it was founded.
Symantec acquired VeriSign in 2010 and today offers several types of SSL certificates. Symantec also owns GeoTrust and Thawte. The company has millions of customers worldwide.
All the Symantec certificates include daily malware scanning and the Norton Secured mark on the web.
Symantec offers OV and EV certificates.
OV certificates: Secure Site, Secure Site Pro and Secure Site Wildcard
EV: Secure Site with EV, Secure Site Pro with EV
Among the features included with all Symantec certificates we can mention the 30-days money back guarantee, universal browser compatibility, the NetSure Extended Warranty, daily malware scanning, 24/7 support via chat and email, an auto install tool and the Norton Secure Seal logo.
In addition to the features included with the OV certificates, the EV certificates also come with the green address bar and unlimited subdomains (for Secure Site Wildcard and the Complete Website Security).
The warranty value for OV certificates is $1,500,000 and $1,750,000 for EV certificates.
Issuance times vary from 1 to 10 days. Secure Site and Secure Site Pro certificates are issued in 5 business days, while the others may take longer to be processed.
In terms of security, all certificates use 256-bit encryption.
Symantec has several plans to choose from and all of them are OV (organization validated) or ‘Business Validated’, as they like to call them.
Secure Site – from $99/year
Secure Site with EV - $995/year
Secure Site Pro - $995/year
Secure site Pro with EV - $1,499/year
Secure Site Wildcard - $1,999/year
Complete Website Security – you have to contact them to get a quote
Contact: https://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id=contact-authentication-services
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SymantecWebsiteSecuritySolutions/
Symantec includes 24/7 support via chat and email with all their plans. There is also phone support, but that one is available only during business hours. In addition to direct customer support, there is also an extensive support center where you can find a plethora of information and resources, blogs, forums, videos, articles, news, guides and so on.
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By: Kelly | Last updated September 19, 2017 
