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During this process you should insist on a solution that includes comprehensive SSL
certificate management. This service helps customers discover, inventory and manage
all SSL certificates across their network and cloud services. Most CA’s today offer this
to reduce risk, respond to threats but also to control SSL costs.

Finally, when comparing managed SSL providers, be sure you place an importance on
the fact that you are essentially picking a business partner, not just a product, as this is
a relationship that goes well beyond just its delivery. Your organization will have a
dependency on the CA long after they have issued your certificates.

Your prospective new CA should also be able to provide you with the highest security,
feature-rich SSL Certificates. They should also be able to provide sound advice on
security initiatives, take your business needs into consideration when making
recommendations, and provide you with tools in order to verify that your web server
configuration has been optimized to guarantee maximum security.

It's been a very active year for the certificate market. One major player is exiting and
Google Chrome has been vocal about some very significant changes it will be
implementing next year. Now is a good time to consider all your certificate options, and
map out what makes the most sense for your company so you’re not caught off guard in
2018.

About the Author

Doug Beattie is the Vice President of Product
Management at GlobalSign. He is responsible for
defining, positioning and launching all SSL-related
products. Prior to joining GMO GlobalSign, Mr.
Beattie was Principal Systems Engineer at General
Dynamics where he was the lead architect
responsible for driving and building a smart card
management system issuing over 500K PKI-enabled
smart cards for the US government. Prior to joining
General Dynamics, Mr. Beattie was the Director of
Product Management at GeoTrust where he led the
SSL line of business from their first SSL certificate
sale through the successful acquisition of the
business. He has also held positions at CyberTrust Solutions, a PKI and e-Security firm,
Securant Technologies, an access and privilege management product, and GTE
Government Systems Corporation. Doug can be reached online at
[email protected] and at http://www.globalsign.com/

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