When you are surfing the internet, a lot of information is
being exchanged between the web host and the device being used to surf the
internet, This type of information can always be easily breached by hackers,
especially if it involves online transactions and this has always been a major
issue when dealing with the internet, Nowadays, cases of online theft are
becoming increasingly popular, There is one way of determining whether a site
is safe to use through an SSL Certificate which is powered by the beauty of
cryptography.
How SSL Cryptography Works?
Cryptography ensures that data is transmitted in a means
that only the intended party can access it, You can easily determine a site
which has an SSL certificate by the padlock icon that is displayed beside the
web address, So how do SSL certificates work? SSL in full is Secure Sockets
Layer, An SSL certificate provides tight security during the exchange of data.
In SSL cryptography, encryption makes use of separate keys
for the decryption and encryption of data, Encryption keys are public and
anyone can use them, But the decryption keys (ones used to turn encrypted data
into meaningful information) are private and are kept secret. The SSL
certificate, on the other hand, can simply be described as a tiny data file
that has the appropriate information about a certain website, The information can be quickly read by the
host connection once the request for connection is received. It is through an
SSL that a website can prove its authenticity to a web browser.
How To Get SSL Certificate?
An SSL certificate is not handed out like a college
certificate, There are a number of companies called Certificate Authorities
(CA)that authenticate that a site/server is legitimate and sign a resultant
digital certificate which is then stored, just like a cookie is stored on your
browser, The certificate will continuously alert all incoming connections and
protocols that the connection is trustworthy.
SSL Certificate Advantages :
SSL certificates make online data-exchange, especially
financial transactions, safer. It is a common rule of thumb not to trust any
e-commerce site that does not have an SSL certificate. There is just too much
information floating around online nowadays such as credit card info, banking
information etc., The safety of all this vital information will be ensured by
the SSL certificate, and every browser will accept the websites incoming
connections. However, most small websites, such as blogs, don’t really need to
supply an SSL certificate.
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