FreeSSL First to Provide Free SSL Certificates to Newly Launched
.Pro Domain Owners

StarterSSL™ 128 / 256 bit Certificates will be Available Free to New .Pro Certified Domain Name Owners to Secure Online Transactions

DENVER, CO – May 17 2004 -- FreeSSL.com,™ the SSL certificate security specialist, today announced it will be the first SSL provider to issue free 128 / 256 bit, one-year, single-root SSL certificates to newly issued .Pro domain name owners. With the availability of a free SSL certificate from FreeSSL.com, professional domain owners can secure their .Pro web sites free of charge. Once an SSL certificate is installed, the domain owner is able to conduct secure online transactions and e-commerce.

A free StarterSSL™ certificate will be available to all .Pro domain name owners with proof of ownership of their .Pro domains. StarterSSL is the most advanced 128 / 256 bit SSL certificate offered by FreeSSL.com. It is a highly-trusted, single-root install SSL certificate, and avoids the sometimes difficult and extensive installation issues that can be associated with “chained root” certificates. StarterSSL is issued through FreeSSL.com’s patented automated issuance process, which ensures StarterSSL certificates are “issued in minutes and installed in seconds”.

Unlike some providers, FreeSSL.com owns the root used to issue StarterSSL, a particularly important factor for the .Pro domain holder. Root ownership allows the SSL provider to maintain a secure and stable offering which is important for any domain owner, since it is the mechanism used to establish the trusted identity of a professional practice or professional name on the Internet.

Free StarterSSL certificates for .Pro domain owners are available from www.freessl.com immediately during its promotional period.

About FreeSSL.com

FreeSSL.com (www.freessl.com) is an Internet security specialist, focused on providing small/medium businesses (SMB) with strong 128 / 256 bit encryption, industry standard SSL certificates. FreeSSL.com is dedicated to being the lowest cost provider of SSL to the entry level SMB marketplace and offers the StarterSSL, FreeSSL and ChainedSSL Wildcard certificate brands. FreeSSL.com also offers Professional Level certificates and identity assurance solutions from GeoTrust.

FreeSSL.com issue single root certificates through the industry's fastest certificate provisioning system, resulting in certificates that are issued in minutes (24/7/365) and installed in seconds. FreeSSL.com owns the trusted root certificates used to issue its certificate portfolio and also provides industry leading customer care available by telephone, email and web. FreeSSL.com can be contacted at www.freessl.com and by telephone at US 866-795-4669 or Europe +44 203 0240906.