Authorize.Net, Corp., a service of Lightbridge, Inc., and Comodo, Inc., a provider of identity and trust assurance management solutions, recently announced a multi-year deal to offer Comodo's range of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates.

Comodo says that its line of PKI-based certificates are designed for merchants to create a trusted online experience and include instant and premium high assurance level SSL certificates. These premium SSL certificates ensure that legitimate web merchants have a secure connection to the Authorize.Net Payment Gateway for optimum data transaction encryption and protection.

Further, Authorize.Net merchants will be able to display the Comodo TrustLogo Site Seal that provides their customers with web site identity assurance by linking to a real-time database to confirm the validity of Comodo's SSL certificates.

Roy Banks, Authorize.Net President says, "With an SSL certificate issued by Comodo, merchants will be assured that all data passing between their Web site and the Authorize.Net Payment Gateway remains secure and confidential. In addition, by displaying the Comodo TrustLogo Site Seal, our merchants are sure to boost their customers' trust and confidence."