Downsides of Wildcard SSL Certificates?

Question:

I want to secure root and 2 sub-domains on same website. One of my friend recommended wildcard SSL certificate. Is there any downsides of wildcard SSL certificate?

Answer

Well it’s all about price and requirement. Wildcard SSL certificate offers same security as single domain or UCC certificate provides. All kind of SSL certificates available in market are designed as per CA/Browser forum guideline.

Wildcard SSL is the best solution when you need to secure multiple sub-domain on single root domain name on same physical server or multiple. With unlimited server licensing features, wildcard SSL can be replicated or shared on all sub-domains, no matter all are hosted on same IP address or multiple. You don’t need to manage a bunch of certificates, just one wildcard SSL for all sub-domains.

Wildcard SSL certificates offer 100% compatibility with servers like IIS, apache, tomcat, nginx and more.  Wildcard certificates are trusted by all web browsers like Firefox, IE, safari, chrome and many more. All smartphones, tablets and mobile phones are 100% compatible with wildcard ssl.

All Certificate Authorities like GlobalSign, Symantec (formally known as VeriSign), Comodo, Digicert, Godaddy, GeoTrust and more offer wildcard ssl certificates. So there is no doubt or question about downside of wildcard ssl certificates.

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	AlphaSSL Wildcard Certificate	Comodo PositiveSSL Wildcard Certificate	RapidSSL Wildcard Certificate
Price (per year)	$26.00	$39.00	$81.20
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Vendor Price	$149.00	$199.80	$249.00
Product SKU	S2BALPWC102	S2BCMDWC302	S2BRPDWC502
Certificate Authority	GlobalSign	Comodo	RapidSSL
Category	Wildcard SSL Certificate	Wildcard SSL Certificate	Wildcard SSL Certificate
Validation Method	Domain Control Validation	Domain Control Validation	Domain Control Validation
Domains Secured	Root Domain and All Sub-Domains	Root Domain and All Sub-Domains	Root Domain and All Sub-Domains
Additional Domain Support	No	No	No
Delivery Time	10 Minutes	10 Minutes	10 Minutes
Supported Key Type(s)	RSA, ECC	RSA, ECC	RSA, ECC
Supported Key Length(s)	2048 bit	2048 bit	2048 bit
Hash Algorithm	SHA-2	SHA-2	SHA-2
Server Licenses	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Certificate Reissuance	Unlimited and Free of Cost	Unlimited and Free of Cost	Unlimited and Free of Cost
Device Compatibility	100%	100%	100%
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CA Warranty	$10,000 USD	$10,000 USD	$10,000 USD
Vendor Refund Policy	30 Days	30 Days	30 Days
Technical Support	Free Live Chat and Ticket Support	Free Live Chat and Ticket Support	Free Live Chat and Ticket Support
Installation Service	Purchase on Demand	Purchase on Demand	Purchase on Demand