November 24, 2009 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) –
Rackspace Hosting, a web hosting company, today announced that it is extending the protection it offers to its customers by offering the full line of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates from
VeriSign, Inc., a provider of internet infrastructure services.
The company states that under terms of a recently expanded agreement with VeriSign, it now can directly sell, install and renew VeriSign SSL Certificates to its customers. Additionally, the entire line of VeriSign SSL Certificates is now available as a self-service option via the MyRackspace.com customer portal. It further states that in addition to standard SSL protection, it offers VeriSign Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates. EV SSL Certificates offer a proven safeguard against phishing scams that lure unsuspecting consumers to sites that can appear almost identical to genuine web pages.
The company explains that identity thieves use these fraudulent pages to capture credit card numbers, passwords and other valuable personal information. When visiting sites protected by VeriSign EV SSL, internet users using browsers that support EV see a green address bar. The green bar tells consumers they have reached a web site whose authenticity has been certified by VeriSign. An EV SSL Certificate triggers visual cues beyond the green address bar, including a new field that contains the name of the organization that owns the site and in some cases the name of the security provider that issued the certificate. The company avers that when purchased through it, VeriSign SSL Certificates come backed by its Fanatical Support. It not only sells VeriSign SSL Certificates, but also manages the entire process of ordering, installing and renewing certificates, making it easy for its clients to build trust with their own online users and customers.
"Rackspace has long been known as a one-stop shop for organizations looking to launch Web sites and online applications that offer flexibility, scalability, reliability, and security," said John Engates, CTO at Rackspace Hosting. "Our relationship with VeriSign helps us bring one of the most trusted brands on the Web to thousands of customers."
"Trust is the most valuable currency on the Internet today, and trust is what VeriSign SSL and EV SSL protection delivers for Web site operators the world over," said Michael Lin, Vice President and General Manager of SSL at VeriSign. "By building strong and lasting bonds of trust between consumers and the sites they visit, VeriSign SSL and EV SSL protection helps maximize revenues for Rackspace's hosting customers. We're delighted to expand our relationship with Rackspace."
