Choosing the right SSL certificate depends on your site’s needs, whether it’s a personal blog, business site, or e-commerce platform.

🔸 1. Let’s Encrypt (Free SSL)

• Type: Domain Validation (DV)
• Validation: Basic domain control
• Encryption: 256-bit
• Ideal for: Blogs, small business sites, internal pages
• Pros: Free, easy to install, auto-renewable in cPanel
• Cons: No business authentication or warranty

✅ Recommended for basic sites with no sensitive transactions.

🔸 2. Comodo / Sectigo DV SSL

• Type: DV (Domain Validation)
• Validation: Email, DNS, or HTTP file
• Encryption: 128/256-bit
• Ideal for: Any website looking for trust with a padlock
• Pros: Fast issuance, inexpensive, trusted CA
• Cons: Lacks organizational details in the certificate

✅ Great upgrade from Let's Encrypt for added brand trust.

🔸 3. Organization Validated (OV) SSL

• Type: OV
• Validation: Domain + Business verification
• Encryption: 256-bit with SHA-2
• Ideal for: Companies, NGOs, business websites
• Pros: Displays business info in certificate
• Cons: Slower issuance (1–3 days)

✅ Boosts trust & legitimacy, good for professional websites.

🔸 4. Extended Validation (EV) SSL

• Type: EV
• Validation: Full business/legal verification
• Encryption: 256-bit
• Ideal for: eCommerce, banks, login portals
• Pros: Green padlock & company name in address bar (for some browsers)
• Cons: More expensive, longer validation time

✅ Best for security, customer trust, and high-value websites.

🔸 5. Wildcard SSL

• Type: DV or OV
• Validation: Covers one domain and all its subdomains
• Encryption: 256-bit
• Ideal for: Sites like blog.domain.com, store.domain.com
• Pros: Saves cost & time managing multiple certificates

✅ Perfect for multi-subdomain setups.

⚙️ How to Install & Setup Strong SSL via cPanel (govaio.com)

Here's a step-by-step guide:

✅ Step 1: Access SSL/TLS in cPanel

• Log into your cPanel from your govaio.com account.
• Go to Security → Click on SSL/TLS.

✅ Step 2: Choose Your Certificate Method

Option A: Install Let’s Encrypt Free SSL

• Go to SSL/TLS Status or AutoSSL
• Click “Run AutoSSL”
• Govaio.com automatically handles domain validation and installs it.
• Option B: Install Premium SSL
• Purchase an SSL certificate from govaio.com or a third-party provider.
• Go to SSL/TLS → Install and Manage SSL.
• Paste your certificate (CRT), private key (KEY), and CA bundle (CABUNDLE).
• Click Install Certificate.

✅ Step 3: Force HTTPS (Optional but Recommended)

Go to Domains or Redirects in cPanel.

Set a redirect from http:// to https:// for your domain.

Alternatively, add this to your .htaccess file:

                       RewriteEngine On

                       RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off

                       RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

✅ Step 4: Enable Strong TLS Protocols

This is usually pre-configured by govaio.com, but you can double-check with their support to ensure:

• TLS 1.2 or 1.3 is enabled (1.0 and 1.1 are outdated).
• SHA-256 is used instead of SHA-1.
• 2048-bit or higher RSA keys are deployed.

🔒 Final Recommendations

govaio.com + cPanel makes managing SSL easy. Just choose the right type, validate your domain, and install it—all from your control panel.