The Thawte SSL 123 is a domain-validated (DV) certificate issued by Thawte, a long-established public certificate authority. It is designed to secure a site quickly with no paperwork, encrypting traffic between your visitors and the server while proving you control the domain. This page summarises exactly what the product includes so you can decide whether it fits your setup, and explains where DV certificates sit in the wider SSL picture.
At a glance
- Validation type: Domain (no paperwork)
- Subdomains: N/A
- Green address bar: N/A
- Reissue: Unlimited
- Issuance: within 24 hours
- Warranty: $500,000
- Site seal: Dynamic Site Seal
- Encryption: strength up to 256-bit
- Browser compatibility: 99.9%
- Mobile friendly: strong mobile compatibility
- Money-back guarantee: 15-day
What domain validation means
Domain validation is the lightest of the three checks a certificate authority can run. Rather than verifying your company's legal identity, the authority only confirms that you control the domain, usually by asking you to respond to an email or place a file or DNS record. Because there is no paperwork, a DV certificate like the Thawte SSL 123 can be issued within 24 hours and, in many cases, much sooner.
The trade-off is that a DV certificate proves control of the domain, not the identity of the organisation behind it. That is why this product lists the green address bar and organisation details as not applicable: those are features of the older extended validation (EV) tier, which most modern browsers no longer surface visually anyway. For securing checkout pages, login forms, and everyday traffic on a single site, DV is the standard and perfectly adequate choice.
DV Domain validated No paperwork Fast issue This product OV Organisation validated Company vetted EV Extended validation Strictest checkEncryption and compatibility
The certificate supports encryption strength up to 256-bit and works across roughly 99.9% of browsers, with strong mobile compatibility. The actual cipher strength negotiated on any given connection depends on your server configuration as well as the certificate, so it is worth reviewing your TLS settings against a hardened reference such as the Mozilla SSL configuration guidance to make sure modern, secure ciphers are actually being served.
A dynamic site seal is included, which you can display on your pages as a visible trust marker, along with a $500,000 warranty from the issuing authority. Reissues are unlimited, so if you rotate keys or move the certificate between servers you can regenerate it as often as you need at no extra cost.
Ordering and guarantee
You can order this certificate from our SSL certificates page and add it to any hosting plan. There is a 15-day money-back guarantee, so if the certificate does not suit your needs you can cancel within that window. Because issuance completes within 24 hours once domain control is confirmed, most sites can be live on HTTPS the same day.
A note on SSL and dedicated IPs
A common question from network and agency operators is whether SSL requires a dedicated IP address. With Server Name Indication (SNI), which every current browser supports, multiple certificates can be served from a single shared IP, so SSL alone does not force you onto a dedicated address. Where a dedicated IP earns its keep on our SEO hosting plans is footprint control and reputation isolation, not the certificate itself. Installing HTTPS is expected on every serious site today, but treat it as basic hygiene rather than a ranking lever. For more certificate questions, see the SSL certificates FAQ.
