SSL Certificates

SSL Certificates is an internet protocol that encrypts your connection with servers and websites so that they can’t see what you are doing. This can protect your personal information and prevent identity theft.

When you visit a website, the first thing that happens is that your browser sends a request to the server. If you are using a secure connection, like HTTPS (HTTP over SSL), your browser will send an encrypted request to the server. The server will then send the response back to your browser using the same encrypted connection.

Step 1: Establishing a Connection

When a website visitor tries to access your website, their browser requests the website’s identity. Once the website’s SSL certificate is set up, any browser can verify that the connection will be secure and not tampered with in any way.

If the visitor’s browser identifies and approves the SSL Certificate Authority, it will validate your website as safe and request a secure, encrypted connection.

Step 2: Data Encryption

All data transferred between the visitor’s browser and your website will be encrypted using 256-bit encryption. Only the approved parties (the visitor’s browser and your website) will have the SSL encryption key, allowing safe and secure decryption.

Step 3: Visual Indicators

In recent times it has become evident that a website with an SSL certificate has clear visual indicators that visitors can recognize right away. One such indicator is the website’s URL, which will contain a padlock icon and an HTTPS prefix, indicating the website is secure. Depending on the SSL certificate, you can also display a site seal to increase trustworthiness. These seals are often seen as high-quality, visually appealing indicators of a company’s value and its commitment to website security.

Build Trust

Aside from the additional HTTPS in the website’s address bar, our SSL certificates also place a padlock in your URL, showing visitors that your website uses an SSL service. For online businesses, this automatically builds trust because your customers know their data will be safe on your site.

Boost Your Ranking on Google

Website security is an important factor when it comes to search engine rankings. An SSL certificate provides a working HTTPS prefix at the beginning of a secured site’s URL, which is considered one of the best methods to show the search engine that your website uses data encryption to protect sensitive information.

This encourages Google to display SSL-validated websites higher on search results, increasing your organic traffic.

Secure Client Data

All private information shared by you and your visitors is encrypted by SSL. Like most security protocols, such as the Symantec and McAfee networks, the 256-bit encryption level is the industry standard for data protection.

SSL certificates are used to encrypt data and identify the identity of the site for which it is issued. There are different types of SSL certificates that can be used for various purposes.

There are two types of SSL certificates: Domain Validation (DV) and Extended Validation (EV). 

DV certificates provide basic validation of the domain name, while EV certificates provide a higher level of validation by validating that the domain is registered with a company or organization. 

The main difference between these two types is in the validation process, which determines if they should be trusted or not. A DV certificate will check if a website has been registered at all, while an EV certificate will validate that the website has been registered with a company that is authorized to issue SSL certificates. 

o choose the correct SSL certificate, you must first determine your website’s purpose and how much sensitive data will be handled on it according to your website’s content. This can include payment forms or any other information that is used as an identifier of identity.

Despite the fact that all types of SSL/TLS security are designed to provide the same level of encryption, some entities may benefit from higher levels of validation. This is because certain entities can offer better proof of legitimacy to their visitors by having a higher level of validation than others.

For blogs and personal websites, a single SSL certificate with Domain Validation (DV) is sufficient. On the other hand, Organization Validation (OV) SSL certificates are better for medium-sized enterprises

Websites that handle extensive amounts of sensitive data, such as banks or government sites, will need Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates.

Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates are an advanced security protocol that provides an extra level of authentication for the websites that handle extensive amounts of sensitive data as banks and government websites. EV allows for more control over the encryption keys, which is a way to further protect users from being hacked or stealing sensitive information.

If you are looking to sign up for a new web hosting provider with a free SSL/TLS certificate included, Truehost is an excellent option. This is a great consideration for website owners who are looking for their current working website to be secured by an SSL/TLS certificate on the same account. And you can easily install it right in your cPanel account.

Yes, it does. Google has made it clear that they want to reduce the number of insecure websites. As a result, many websites are now switching to SSL certificates.

In fact, Google has been providing search results for websites that use HTTPS, or secure websites. Google provides this feature because they want to make sure that the websites they provide are safe and secure.

SSL helps with SEO as it makes your website more reliable and trustworthy. It also helps with rankings in Google Search Engine when you have an SSL certificate installed on your website.

Insecure websites can be demoted by Google because they are not safe or trustworthy.

The difference between HTTPS and HTTP is that HTTPS encrypts the connection between your web browser and the webserver.

HTTPS is a secure version of HTTP, which means it uses encryption to protect data like credit card numbers and passwords. If you’re using a public Wi-Fi network, you should use HTTPS instead of HTTP because otherwise, anyone can see your data as they pass through the network.

For both EV and OV certificates, CAs must verify the domain owner as well as several details related to the affiliated business including name, type, status, and physical address. DV only looks at the domain.

EV SSL certificates are designed to provide a better user experience by providing a green address bar.

An EV SSL certificate is an SSL certificate that has been issued by a Certification Authority that is also accredited with the EV (Extended Validation) seal.

This seal appears in the URL bar of browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer and indicates to users that the site is verified by an independent third-party organization.

EV SSL certificates are more expensive but they provide greater security and guarantees.

An EV SSL certificate is a type of certificate that is more expensive than the standard SSL certificate. It provides greater security and guarantees such as the ability to detect an attack on your website, or the ability to detect when a site has been hacked.

If you are looking for peace of mind, then an EV SSL certificate is worth it. However, if your website doesn’t need these extra features, then standard SSL certificates will do just fine.

The term “DV” is short for domain validation. It is a security certificate that is used to ensure the identity of the website and its visitor.

The OV certificate is an organization-validated SSL certificate which means it has been issued by a recognized authority, such as VeriSign, Thawte, or GoDaddy. These certificates are more expensive than DV certificates because they have a higher level of credibility and are less likely to be spoofed or spoofed by cybercriminals.

Domain validation certificates are used in situations where you want to ensure the authenticity of your visitors but don’t want to spend too much money on an OV certificate.

All of our SSL Certificates come with an automatic renewal feature that allows you to maintain your current plan without having to purchase another one manually.

If you purchase any premium SSL via Truehost Cloud, it will be automatically renewed by Truehost Cloud as long as you are a customer. The auto-renewal setting is also available for the Comodo PositiveSSL plan and you’ll be automatically billed the annual SSL certificate price.