what is an SSL certificate and what is it used for?

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what is an SSL certificate and what is it used for?

Answer 1

SSL means Secure Socket Layer it's used to secure websites so that third parties cannot intercept information transferred between your computer and their website.



Commonly used for Banks, email servers and online shops.

Answer 2

secure socket layer:

Every SSL Certificate is created for a particular server in a specific domain for a verified business entity. Like a passport or a driver’s license, an SSL Certificate is issued by a trusted authority, the Certificate Authority (CA). When the SSL handshake occurs, the browser requires authentication from the server. A customer sees the organization name when they click certain SSL trust marks (such as the VeriSign Secured™ Seal) or use a browser that supports Extended Validation. If the information does not match or the certificate has expired, the browser displays an error message or warning.

Answer 3

the company gave you the certificate that checks out as legit , even though you used someone else name and address is entirely a lie by you. The only one that has to live with what you have done is you.

Answer 4

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what is an SSL certificate and what is it used for?

Answer 5

It makes your blog or web site more secure. The search engines will soon start refusing sites and blogs that have only HTTP without the S. For a more comprehensive explanation I advise you to read the source.

Answer 6

Secure transactions. Such as when paying for things over internet, it is an encryption method.

Answer 7

its used for encrypting websites to ensure information sent between you and the site can't be intercepted by people trying to grab personal information

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer



if you goto that site it will tell you.

Answer 9

making secure information interchange across the net



often used for HTTPS:// transactions, involving, for example Credit Card information.

Answer 10

SSL usages Public key Infrastructure for Authentication and the current Public Key Infrastructure relies on digital certificates. The Certificate (Currently X.509 in .DER or .CER) issued by a third party (CA - certification Authority) is on the public key. The issuer signs or encrypts the Public key by his private key. To know more about all these topics read the following articles,-



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signature

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html

Answer 11

its more like a license to verify you are genuine, like web hosting companies