thawte now provides SSL certificates to customers who use Internationalized Domain Names – the first and only Certification Authority to offer this. Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) provide a convenient mechanism for users to access websites in their preferred language.

thawte's systems are now able to recognize and issue certificates that contain local language characters in all certificate fields.

What this means is that you can now buy an SSL123 Certificate, an SSL Web Server Certificate or an SGC SuperCert to secure the website you have hosted on an Internationalized Domain Name. An example of the certificate content for a certificate for an IDN is shown below.

Not only will your secured Internationalized Domain content be reflected in the certificate details, but your thawte Trusted Site Seal will also reflect your local language content. thawte systems are also fully internationalized across all certificate enrollment details including Code Signing Certificate product lines.

If you would like to view the encoded version of your domain, you can try our IDN conversion tool by clicking here

If you require additional Information on the benefits of IDNs or would like to purchase an Internationalized Domain Name, please click here.

Please note: Korean clients running Microsoft Windows 98 will not be able to view IDN characters without installing the correct language pack. Click here for more info.