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What is SSL certificates ?

How SSL Certificates Work
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Establishing a Connection

Websites will get a public and private key after successfully acquiring or purchasing SSL certificates. When users access the website, their browser will request the public key to verify its identity.

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Data Encryption

If it’s successfully verified, the browser will generate two symmetric keys and send one of them, encrypted by the public key, to the web server. Once the server receives it, it will use its private key to decrypt it. The browser and server can now form an encrypted connection to safely transfer information.

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Visual Indicators

A website with a successful SSL installation will have multiple indicators on the address bar – a padlock icon and an HTTPS prefix on the website’s URL. Depending on the type of certificate, site owners can also display a site seal to increase trustworthiness.

Why Do You Need an SSL/TLS Certificate?

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Enabling SSL protection, your site’s URL will start with HTTPS, and the browser will display a padlock icon. These elements show visitors that your website uses SSL and is risk-free, so they know their credentials and transaction details are safe.

Adding an SSL to the site, you protect all private information shared between you and the visitors from unauthorized users. Also, our SSL certificates use 256-bit encryption, the industry standard for data protection.

Online businesses that accept transactions and deal with visitors’ credentials must comply with PCI Security Standards, which require SSL protection. Without this security feature, the website would put its visitors at risk and fail to meet the regulations.

SSL provides an additional layer of security and adds the HTTPS prefix to the site’s URL, which the search engine considers vital parts of a good page experience. That’s why Google is most likely to place SSL-certified websites higher on search results, increasing their visibility and organic traffic.

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What you get with an SSL Certificate

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The purpose of a FAQ is generally to provide information on frequent questions or concerns; however, the format is a useful means of organizing information, and text consisting of questions and their answers.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a webserver and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the webserver and browser remain private and integral.

The benefits of having an SSL certificate are to keep your sensitive information confidential, to enhance your Google rankings, to help you meet PCI/DSS requirements, and to build trust with the visitors to your site.

To see if a website has an SSL certificate, check if the browser displays a padlock icon next to the URL and if there’s https:// before the domain name.

There are three types of SSL/TLS certificates according to their domain validation level. For domain-validated certificates (DV), the certificate authority (CA) will only ask you to verify the domain ownership via email, phone, or DNS record before issuing the certificate. Organization-validated certificates (OV) have a medium level of validation. Besides domain validation, the CA usually checks documentation that verifies the organization’s name, contact information, and legal status. Finally, the extended validation certificates (EV) offer the highest level of verification, with the CA conducting extensive background checks to verify the registrant’s location, legal status, and order details. We can also differentiate SSL certificates based on the number of websites they can protect. Single-domain certificates protect one domain and its subdirectories, wildcard certificates cover a domain and its multiple subdomains, and multi-domain certificates support multiple domains unrelated to each other.

All types of SSL/TLS protection provide the same encryption level. However, some sites may need certificates with higher levels of verification to offer better proof of legitimacy, showcasing they’re a valid business, or to secure multiple domains at once.

Get unlimited SSL for free when you purchase any of Codec’s hosting plans. It’s a great option for website owners looking to sign up with a new web hosting provider while sorting out their SSL/TLS certification without additional costs.

Generally, a new SSL certificate will become active in just a few minutes – you just need to install it on the website. At Codec, the certificate will be installed automatically on any new domains you create. If you have questions about installing our free SSL certificates, please contact our 24/7 Customer Success team.

Yes, it does. Website security is an important ranking factor for Google. Your website has a much higher chance of appearing at the top of the search results if it has enabled SSL.

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