SSL Certificate IMediadesign

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Why does the site need an SSL certification?
Security should always be a high concern for your
website, but do you need an SSL certificate? A
secure Sockets layer (SSL) is the process of
protecting the data which travels around the
internet, so prevent hackers and bots from
accessing sensitive information online. Private
information like credit card details goes through
the different servers and this is where the
proper network security and encryption is needed
to prevent the hackers from intercepting
data. The rule of thumb is that you are
responsible for protecting your business and
clients private and sensitive information like
financial records, password log-ins, identify
numbers, credit card details. How SSL work In
the same way that we use to lock and unlock
doors, SSL certificate use keys to validate and
protect the sensitive information. The
certificate signing request or CSR must also be
created on the server. This creates a pair of
public and private keys. The public key is used
to encrypt the sensitive information, whilst the
private key is used to decrypt the information
provided and restore it to its
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original format so that it can be read. Here are
the top reasons why you need to get that SSL
certificate for your website To build consumer
confidence A website with the SSL certificate
can be easily recognized when the URL starts
with the https instead of http and where theres
a green padlock symbol next to the URL bar. As
such, you are sending a clear signal to your
target customers that your business has the
integrity and savvy to implement this additional
level of protection for their private
data. Secure Payment For the e-commerce sites,
credit card details are often collected. In doing
this, the customer is giving his full trust that
this sensitive information will be transmitted
securely. The SSL will serve as the security
protocol for the payment transactions. Boost
your Google Ranking According to the Google,
websites with an SSL certificate are given small
ranking benefits on the Googles search engine
results because they want to encourage all the
website owners to switch from the HTTP to HTTPs,
to promote web security. This means that when
you acquire an SSL certificate for your website,
this can help you boost your Google search
rankings. Secured Password Log-Ins If your
pages are password protected, then the SSL
certificate is must on your website for you to
secure the log-in details such as the username
and password of your customers and to prevent
hackers from hacking. PDPA Compliance Personal
Data Protection Act (PDPA) is a law that governs
how businesses collect and use the personal
data. Having the SSL Certificate on your website
will give your customers a sense of security
that their private data are in safe hands. This
is a big requirement when it comes to a website
dealing with the sensitive information like the
card details and other personal information about
their customers. Securing this information with
the SSL encryption (https) immediately combats
any risk of unwanted sharing of your information.
Privacy by Default is the new internet mantra.
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