DigiCert SSL

**DigiCert**, with the addition of **Symantec’s Website Security** business, is a leading global provider of digital certificates. The world’s leading banks, e-commerce, technology, healthcare and manufacturing companies rely on Digicert for scalable encryption and authentication of their most valuable online properties. ## What is an SSL Certificate? **Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates** or digital certificates are used to establish an encrypted connection between a browser or user's computer and a server or website. The SSL connection protects sensitive data, such as credit card and other sensitive information, exchanged during each visit, from being intercepted by non-authorized parties. ## Why is having an SSL Certificate important? Trust is the foundation of the internet economy. To earn that trust, you need end-to-end security to help protect every webpage your users visit—not just the log-in pages and shopping carts. New changes in internet standards and web browsers are also giving websites that use HTTPS a leg up and are actively punishing unsecure sites that remain on HTTP. For example, Google has given a search results ranking boost to pages served over HTTPS since 2014. They also display a “Secure” label in the address bar for HTTPS pages. As of July 2018, Google Chrome displays a “Not Secure” warning for every page served over HTTP. Chrome will be the first major browser to warn users on all HTTP pages, and other browsers will follow as the internet moves to a “secure by default” standard. ## The right certificate can make all the difference. [](https://player.vimeo.com/video/282565579 "DigiCert SSL Video") Although all SSL certificates provide the same level of encryption, high-assurance certificates provide added layers of authentication to give users proof they can trust who you are—which elevates the trustworthiness of your entire site. Here’s how the certificates stack up.   

# 1.7.1 (9 September 2019) * [*] Restored the ability to issue SSL/TLS certificates in Plesk versions earlier than 17.8. # 1.7.0 (23 August 2019) * [+] The extension now informs when a paid SSL/TLS certificate is about to expire and makes it easier to renew it. Users no longer need to find the certificate they bought earlier: the "Renew" button opens Plesk Online Store where they can buy the same certificate. * [*] Internal stability and security improvements. * [-] SSL/TLS certificates can now be installed on IDN domains. (EXTPLESK-1207) * [-] SSL/TLS certificates can now be issued if a company name contains the ampersand (&). (EXTPLESK-1211) # 1.6.2 (14 August 2019) * [*] Performance improvements. We strongly recommend that you update the extension. # 1.6.1 (08 August 2019) * [*] Internal security improvements. We strongly recommend that you update the extension. # 1.6.0 * [-] Fixed the extension's meta information (the vendor website, Help and Support links). * [-] Wildcard subdomains can no longer be selected on the extension's main page because DigiCert cannot secure them. (EXTPLESK-869) * [-] Digicert SSL is no longer shown for wildcard subdomains. (EXTPLESK-564) * [-] Certificate orders for domains which names start with capital letters are now shown in the extension's interface. (EXTPLESK-800) * [-] If debug logging was enabled, the log no longer shows excessive messages about optional extensions (for example, SSL It!) not being installed. (EXTPLESK-632) # 1.5.1 * [*] Internal security improvements. We highly recommend that you update the extension. # 1.5.0 * [*] Added integration with the SSL It! extension. * [-] Paid certificates can now be again ordered via the extension. (EXTPLESK-461) # 1.4 * Rebranded the extension to Digicert. * Added the ability to reorder failed order. * Fixed the issue when it was impossible to create certificate for countries like GB. # 1.3 * Fix extension for Plesk Onyx 17.8 # 1.2 * Added support for German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Chinese and Taiwan language. * Improved Chain of Trust. # 1.1 * Error message altered. Now API response message will show up. * Improved basic DV file content management. * Extension will work when DNS service is disabled. * Added information icon to show more details about API response message. # 1.0 * Initial release