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SSL Encryption Basics
What is SSL Encryption?
Secure Sockets Layer (or SSL) encryption is a way of keeping data private as it moves throughout the Internet. Normal data packets are sent without encryption, so anyone between the data's source and destination can eavesdrop. For normal web page content and file downloads, sending data without encryption is fine. For private data,
such as taking credit cards for your online store, you'll want to take the precaution of encrypting your data. SSL Encryption is a method of doing so.
How do I get SSL support?
SSL support requires an SSL Certificate from a registered authority. An SSL Certificate can only be registered to a single domain with a single IP address. Therefore, a dedicated IP address is required in order to get SSL support. Once you register an SSL Certificate, you will receive the SSL Certificate file. This file must be installed on your server to be able to have SSL Support. For dedicated servers, this must be done manually. Special plans from web hosting companies will have SSL support
included. If you have a plan that includes SSL support, your web hosting company will do this work for you.
When would an Online Store need SSL Support?
If you're planning on receiving payment information, or credit card information, SSL support is crucial. SSL encryption is the industrial standard for protecting sensitive customer information. While it isn't necessary to encrypt product information pages, your cart and checkout system should be heavily secured. Smart online shoppers will make sure a form is encrypted and can be trusted before typing in their credit card numbers. Make sure your web server has SSL support so that you can securely accept payments.
What other web sites should have SSL support?
SSL support is necessary for any site that is dealing with confidential information. Lending companies that have financial applications on their web sites should have SSL support. A corporation with a secure web site that shares sensitive trade secrets with select partners should use SSL encryption. If you have users logging into a page with a username and password, you should have SSL support to make sure that passwords won't get stolen.
How Secure Is SSL Encryption?
SSL encryption is strong enough that the world's top banks and government institutions use it to encrypt their web data. While no encryption method is uncrackable, SSL is secure enough that it would take centuries for a single computer to crack a single SSL encrypted packet. It's so secure that many SSL Certificate authorities even provide insurance against the possibility of cracked packets. SSL encryption is a great turn-key solution for confidential web data.
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