{"id":34073,"date":"2021-07-07T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T01:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com\/learn\/?p=34059"},"modified":"2022-09-14T10:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:16:46","slug":"ssl-on-your-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazydomains.com.au\/learn\/ssl-on-your-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How SSL Works and How to Install It on Your Website"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know\u00a0cybercrime can cause damages\u00a0of\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>USD 6 trillion<\/span><\/a>\u00a0per annum?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And the damage goes beyond monetary loss,\u00a0as it extends to reputational loss, operational and business continuity loss, loss of productivity, failure to maintain regulatory compliance, and even the loss of infrastructure\u00a0when you\u00a0no longer have access to your domain or website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These\u00a0malicious incidents aren\u2019t\u00a0something small businesses can recover from overnight. Given that cyber risks are increasing by manifolds, you must invest in the\u00a0<\/span>best website security<\/span>\u00a0to neutralize such threats.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And here\u2019s where SSL enters the picture. Let\u2019s take a look at what it is, how it works, why is it beneficial, and how you can install it on your website.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is SSL\u00a0and\u00a0how\u00a0does\u00a0it\u00a0work?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Have you ever noticed\u00a0certain website URLs begin with https:\/\/ while\u00a0others\u00a0only\u00a0http:\/\/?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Or have you observed that payment-related websites or pages that collect personal information have a padlock\u00a0icon\u00a0beside their URL?\u00a0Such indicators must be important and mean something, right?\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Absolutely!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It signifies the presence of\u00a0<\/span>website security check<\/span>s and indicates that your website is end-to-end secure and protected.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SSL is an acronym for\u00a0<\/span>Secure Sockets Layer<\/span><\/b>. It is a data encryption-based internet security protocol that Netscape popularized in the late 1990s. Although modern-day websites follow Transport Layer Security\u00a0(TLS) protocols, which succeeded SSL, SSL has now become an umbrella term denoting TLS.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

SSL\/TLS offers a high degree of privacy and data security by encrypting data before it gets transmitted over a network. As a result, if anyone\u00a0attempts to\u00a0intercept this communication, they will only come across garbled nonsense.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it works:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n