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Using SSL certificate (Green Lock ) for your website is very important for security

Author: Nikita Aggarwal
by Nikita Aggarwal
Posted: Jun 24, 2017

What is SSL Certificate?

SSL (Secure Security Layer ) is widely used now a days for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and browsers. The process in which data or information is converted into coding form especially to prevent unauthorized access. If you want to create SSL connection then SSL Certificate is required. It serves as electronic " passport " through which an online entity’s credentials are established when doing business on web. For example, when a user wants to send data to a Web server then user’s browser accesses the server’s digital certificate and secure connection is established.

What information SSL Certificate contains?

During activation of SSL Certificate you will be prompted to complete several questions about your identity :

  • a href="https://www.onlinetroubleshooters.com/domain-name-promos/">Domain Name
, company name, address, your city, state and country of the Certificate Holder

  • Expiration date and Serial number of certificate
  • A copy of certificate holder’s public key
  • Lastly, A digital signature of the certificate issuing authority

Have you ever find that some URLs start with "http://" while others start with "https://"?

That extra "s" means your connection to that website is secured so that hackers cant intercept any of your data.

How can you check if a website has SSL Connection?

Here are the points :

URL : URL of the website start with Https :// instead of Http ://.

Padlock Icon : You will see a padlock icon in URL bar. It is green in colour. It will show up either on the left or right hand side of URL bar. Location of the Padlock depends on your browser.

Certificate is valid or not : Certificate could still be expired sometimes if a website has both https:// and a padlock.

In order to check whether certificate is valid or not.

Click on padlock and select "Certificate information ". You will get an authority page. check the two fields :"Not valid Before " and "Not valid after ".If you find a option "Not valid After " then certificate has expired.Its a time to renew it if you want your data secure.

If you are searching for cheap and secure SSL Certificate provider and want to know more about it then visit goo.gl/wgXQbq

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Author: Nikita Aggarwal

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