What is an SSL Certificate and why is it important?

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, SSL creates a secure link between a website and a visitor's browser. If you sell products or services on your website and accept credit cards online, you need an SSL Certificate for website security.
 
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.
 
SSL certificates are an essential component of the data encryption process that make internet transactions secure. They are digital passports that provide authentication to protect the confidentiality and integrity of website communication with browsers. The SSL certificate’s job is to initiate secure sessions with the user’s browser via the secure sockets layer SSL protocol.
 
SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a graphic key to an organization’s details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser. Typically, SSL is used to secure credit card transactions, data transfer and logins, and more recently is becoming the norm when securing browsing of social media sites.
 
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