During the process of enhancing the security of your company's e-commerce platform, you are tasked to obtain a digital certificate for encrypting web traffic. Considering the critical nature of the data being protected, what aspect should be a top priority when choosing an entity to issue and manage the necessary digital certificates?
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Proximity of the entity's operations to your data center
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The overall trust and reliability of the issuing entity
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The pricing model of the entity for certificate issuance
The overall trust and reliability of the entity tasked with issuing digital certificates is essential to consider, as it will be a cornerstone for secure transactions on the e-commerce platform. A entity with a positive reputation has proven their ability to securely validate entities before issuing certificates and generally offers greater support. This contributes to increased confidence among users and partners. While factors like proximity for latency and the price of services are pragmatic business concerns, these do not have a direct impact on the security and reliability of the certificates. An entity's past security incidents, although concerning, are less about trust in a general sense and more specific to their operational security, which could indeed inform their current trustworthiness but should be evaluated alongside the entity's corrective actions and current security posture.
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