Prima Secure is one of Africa's largest SSL Certificate resellers, giving businesses across the continent access to every major Certificate Authority brand, at every validation level, with hands-on local support from purchase to deployment.
An SSL Certificate is a small data file that encrypts the connection between a website and its visitors, verifies the identity of the business behind the site, and displays the padlock browsers use to signal trust. Beyond encryption, an SSL Certificate is now a baseline requirement for search ranking, e-commerce compliance, customer trust, and protection against phishing and man-in-the-middle attacks. Whether you're securing a single website, a wildcard of subdomains, or an entire enterprise portfolio, the right SSL Certificate depends on your validation needs and how much visible assurance you want to give your customers.
As an authorised reseller, Prima Secure offers SSL Certificates from five of the world's leading Certificate Authorities, all backed by our local validation support and discounted off standard retail pricing.
Banking, government and enterprise-grade trust. Africa's go-to CA for regulated industries, and home to our recommended SSL Certificate for organisations that don't compromise on security, Secure Site Pro.
The world's highest-volume Certificate Authority, offering flexible SSL Certificate options for businesses of every size.
A trusted, globally recognised SSL Certificate brand known for reliable Organization Validation.
Cost-effective SSL Certificates for growing businesses that need solid validation without enterprise pricing.
Fast-issue Domain Validated SSL Certificates, ideal for blogs, small business sites, and quick deployments.
Industry-leading SSL Certificates for ultimate trust
Banking, government and enterprise-grade trust from Africa's go-to Certificate Authority.
The world's highest-volume Certificate Authority, flexible for businesses of every size.
GeoTrust is a trusted provider of cost-effective SSL Certificates for growing businesses.
A trusted, globally recognised SSL Certificate brand known for reliable Organization Validation.
Fast-issue Domain Validated SSL Certificates, ideal for blogs and quick deployments.
Every SSL Certificate falls into one of three validation categories. The right one depends on the nature of your business and what you want to prove to your visitors.
| Validation level | What it verifies | Best for | Typical issuance time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain Validated (DV) | Ownership of the domain only | Blogs, personal sites, internal tools | Minutes |
| Organization Validated (OV) | Domain ownership + verified business registration | Corporate websites, SMBs, service providers | 1–2 business days |
| Extended Validation (EV) | Domain ownership + rigorous legal, physical and operational business checks | Banks, fintechs, insurers, e-commerce, regulated industries | 2–5 business days |
Secures one fully qualified domain, e.g. www.example.com. The most common and cost-effective option for a single website.
Secures a domain and unlimited first-level subdomains (e.g. *.example.com), ideal for businesses running multiple subdomains under one brand.
Secures multiple, entirely different domain names under a single SSL Certificate, reducing management overhead for businesses with several web properties.
Combines wildcard and multi-domain coverage, securing several domains and all their subdomains from one certificate.
Every SSL Certificate order starts with a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), a small encrypted file generated on your web server or hosting control panel that contains your public key and identifying details (domain name, organisation, location). You submit the CSR when placing your order, and the Certificate Authority uses it to build your certificate. We generate and validate CSRs for clients as part of our free technical support, so this step never becomes a blocker.
Proof of domain ownership only, confirmed by email to a domain-registered address, a DNS record, or an HTTP file upload. No business documentation required. Usually completes in minutes.
Everything DV requires, plus verified business registration documents, proof of the organisation's physical address, and a verifiable phone number. The CA cross-checks these against official registries and, in some cases, a callback verification.
Everything OV requires, plus confirmation of legal, physical and operational existence: registration documents, proof the business is active and in good standing, verified operating address, verified phone number, and confirmation that the applicant is authorised to request the certificate on behalf of the organisation.
Because validation documentation requirements vary across African markets, our team works directly with local business registrars and each Certificate Authority to gather what's needed, so OV and EV orders stay on the 1–2 and 2–5 business day timelines above instead of stalling on paperwork.
For banks, fintechs, insurers, and other organisations where a security or trust failure simply isn't an option, we recommend DigiCert Secure Site Pro.
Secure Site Pro is built for organisations that need the strongest available encryption, the largest warranty backing, and a certificate that's ready for what comes next, including post-quantum cryptography, making it the SSL Certificate of choice when security cannot be compromised.
We work directly with local business registrars and each Certificate Authority to gather the documentation needed for issuance, navigating validation requirements that vary widely across African markets.
From CSR generation through installation and deployment, our engineers support every SSL Certificate we sell at no extra cost.
Direct access to a named account manager who owns your certificate lifecycle, from initial purchase through renewal.
We're the SSL Certificate partner of choice for some of the continent's largest financial institutions.
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