Sectigo, a leading provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, announced that Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), a leading Chinese search engine with more than one billion daily page views, has chosen Sectigo to provide the back-end services for the company’s all-new Baidu Trust SSL Certificates. Baidu will offer Sectigo Domain Validated (DV), Organization Validated (OV), and Extended Validation (EV) certificates white-labeled under the Baidu Trust product line, greatly expanding Sectigo’s footprint in Asia.
Read More: Eyeota Integrates ID5’S Universal ID To Enhance Audience Identity Resolution
“Baidu is committed to making the complicated world simpler through technology. This mission includes providing our customers and users with best-practice security technologies and a seamless experience,” said Roy Zhang, Leader of Enterprise Application Ecology Products, Baidu division. “We have chosen Sectigo to supply the infrastructure for the new Baidu Trust SSL Certificates because the global CA is highly trusted and offers a certificate type for every use case, from authenticating small personal websites to large enterprise domains. Our customers can choose from many trust products, ranging from basic DV SSL certificates to more premium EV SSL certificates, based on their individual needs.”
Sectigo has issued more than 100 million certificates worldwide and offers the widest selection of white-label-ready SSL product options available from a leading certificate authority. Baidu’s Trust offering, available today to website owners in China, leverages this legacy of trust to enhance the security assurance for millions of internet users across Eastern Asia.
Read More: Why Western Companies Can Look To Asia To Be Part Of The World’s Next Big Advertising Boom
“Trust is a key component of Sectigo’s brand. We are not only providing trust through our certificates, but also as a proven technology partner with decades of experience,” explained Michael Fowler, President of Partners and Channels at Sectigo. “Asia and China, specifically, are experiencing an unprecedented shift to conducting business and sharing information online. Baidu and Sectigo have proven successful in their industries and collaborated to bring the best SSL security to greater China.”
“Baidu’s choice to use Sectigo for their Baidu Trust SSL certificates underscores the confidence that leading internet brands have in our products and team—and we look forward to a successful partnership serving companies across Asia and China though a shared vision of excellence,” added Fowler.
Read More: Ahana Expands Seed Funding To $4.8 Million With Additional Funding Led By Lux Capital