{"id":35875,"date":"2018-09-21T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T07:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuthost.ua\/ssl\/what-is-an-ssl-certificate\/"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T15:28:56","slug":"what-is-ssl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tuthost.ua\/en\/ssl\/what-is-ssl\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an SSL certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s start with the basics: what is an SSL certificate?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

When a user visits a website by typing its address into their computer’s address bar, at that time a connection is established between the computer’s web browser and the web server hosting the site. Typically, this connection is not secured – meaning that information is transmitted in the clear and any interested third party can view the information being transmitted. As you can imagine, handing over important personal information in the public domain is not a good option.<\/p>\n

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SSL certificate<\/a> can be compared to a driver’s license – it performs two functions at once. Provides permission to use HTTPS encrypted communication via a public key infrastructure and identifies the certificate holder. That is, an SSL certificate is a digital document that confirms the authenticity of a website.<\/p>\n

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1. Data Encryption<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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2. Identification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThink of an SSL certificate as a kind of driver’s license\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Why do I need an SSL certificate for a website?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

When you purchase an SSL \/ TLS certificate, you are making an investment in protecting your customers’ sensitive data. But let’s be honest, besides doing it the right way, you’d also like to increase your customers’ trust by keeping them safe. Fortunately, there are very obvious visual indicators that are provided by SSL certificates.<\/p>\n

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A negative visual indicator will be displayed for sites without an SSL\/TLS certificate to let visitors know the connection is insecure. On sites without a certificate, the browser will display a warning.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sites with a basic SSL certificate will display a green padlock, a visual indicator to show that visiting the site is secure and the data is being encrypted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sites with premium SSL\/TLS certificates will display the organization name and country, indicating maximum authentication and that the site is indeed owned by that organization.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Feedback from users shows an increase in their trust, understanding of what an SSL certificate is and willingness to make transactions in the presence of visual security indicators.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Data encryption<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Encryption is the process during which information is encoded. The only one who can decrypt it is a server or computer with the appropriate key. There’s a lot of interesting things to say about keys, both private and public, but not about that now.<\/p>\n

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By encrypting the connection between the server and the browser, all information transmitted between them is protected from the prying eyes of malicious third parties. This security measure used to be considered necessary for sites that collected personal data, but over time browser developers began to insist on widespread encryption. This means that SSL will be required for all websites.<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Identification<\/h2>\n\n

Identification or verification is done through the organization that issues the SSL certificate. These are certification centers, they perform different types of inspections depending on the type of certificate you purchase. There are three types of verification: <\/p>\n

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