
Most internet users associate the presence of a valid SSL certificate with an increased level of assurance. Netcraft offers several services which help CAs to protect their reputation and also give them an edge in a competitive marketplace.
Netcraft provides these services to certificate authorities such as GlobalSign, Entrust, Symantec, and Go Daddy amongst others.


Netcraft SSL Survey examines the use of encrypted transactions on the Web through extensive automated exploration of the internet every month.
Having access to timely, professionally validated alerts when phishing attacks occur is operationally efficient and responsible for certificate authorities, as well as an important part of preserving their company’s reputation.
Domain Registration Risk is a tool to analyse the likelihood that new domains will be used for fraudulent activities. The service identifies domains which are deceptively similar to legitimate websites run by banks and other institutions commonly targeted by phishing attacks.
A comprehensive view of the web hosting industry, Netcraft has researched all of the hosting locations with at least twenty web facing computers found by our Web Server Survey.