For websites that take payments or donations, collect personal data, or have a members’ area. If yours doesn’t, the free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, that is included with all our hosting packages and WordPress subscriptions, is all you need.
What is an Organisation SSL Certificate?
This certificate does not make your website harder to hack. Nothing about an SSL certificate does. It encrypts the connection, exactly as the free one does, and it adds one thing the free one cannot: proof of who you are. If you want your website protected against hacking, that lives in the Plus hosting package and the WordPress subscriptions.
What Sectigo checks
Sectigo verifies your organisation against public registries and government sources. They check your registered name, the address you operate from, and a working phone number or email address. They also confirm you control the domain. It usually takes one to two working days. For a Dutch stichting or BV, your KvK registration covers most of it.