Wildcard and SAN:Understanding Multi-Use SSL Certificates

SSL certificates are the industry standard for authentication and security. Multi-use certificates can provide greater flexibility than traditional certificates by protecting multiple Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) and subdomains, lowering your administrative costs and simplifying certificate installation, management, and deployment.

This paper explains:

• Using SSL to Move HTTPS
• Protecting Servers and Services with SSL Certificates
• Wildcard vs. SAN Certificates