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| What is SSL
Certificate? |
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a global
standard security technology developed by Netscape in 1994.
It creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web
browser to ensure that all data transmitted remains private
and secure. Millions of consumers recognize the "golden
padlock" which appears in their browser to indicate they are
viewing a secure web page. |
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| Why do you need
SSL Certificate? |
Gain competitive advantage by appearing more trusted and
more legitimate |
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Provide assurance to your customers that their data cannot
be tampered with or forged |
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Ensure that your customer's sensitive data is transmitted
securely with strong encryption |
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| Why is an SSL
certificate required? |
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Internet trends have boomed in popularity
and are creating more opportunities for both commercial and
non-commercial sectors. Most people will not submit their
private details on the web unless they know the
transaction/information they provide would be secure. The
best way to provide web security and gain more customers is
by installing an SSL certificate to prove the legitimacy of
your website. |
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| How SSL Works? |
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SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses
two keys to encrypt data, first a public key known to
everyone and the second is the private key known only to the
recipient. SSL an unique and effective way to achieve data
and ecommerce security. When a SSL - Digital Certificate is
installed on a web site, a padlock icon can be seen at the
bottom area of the navigator and also the address in the
address bar will begin with "https" instead of http during a
secure ecommerce transaction, which means that the data is
encrypted. |
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| What is SSL
Encryption and why is it required? |
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SSL Encryption (or Https) is a technique
used to safeguard private information which is sent via
Internet. To prove the site's legitimacy, the SSL encryption
uses a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) - public/private key,
to encrypt IDs, documents, or messages to securely transmit
the information in the World Wide Web. In order to show that
our transmission is encrypted, most browsers will display a
small icon that would look like a pad “lock” or a key and
the URL begins with "https" instead of "http". SSL
Encryption or https from a digital certification authority
will helps the secure web site with confidential information
on web. |
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| Displaying the SSL
Secure Padlock |
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The complexities of the SSL protocol
remain invisible to your customers. Instead their browsers
provide them with a key indicator to let them know they are
currently protected by an SSL encrypted session - the
Padlock: |
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As seen by users of Internet Explorer |
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| Clicking on the Padlock displays your SSL
Certificate and your details As seen by users of Internet
Explorer): |
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All SSL Certificates are issued to either
companies or legally accountable individuals. Typically an
SSL Certificate will contain your domain name, your company
name, your address, your city, your state and your country.
It will also contain the expiry date of the Certificate and
details of the Certification Authority responsible for the
issuance of the Certificate. |
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When a browser connects to a secure site
(https) it will retrieve the site's SSL Certificate and
check that it has not expired, it has been issued by a
Certification Authority the browser trusts, and that it is
being used by the website for which it has been issued. If
it fails on any one of these checks the browser will display
a warning to the end user. |
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