What is SSL?

[rankindia]

What is SSL why use our website?

[jaysh4922]

SSL short for Secure Sockets Layer, a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet

[virginoilseom]

SSL is (as Paul said) Secure Socket Layer.

When a website runs thought an SSL connection, you can often (if not always) see a small "lock" or like next to their web address in your browsers address bar.
SSL is used to secure the data being sent between the client (being you) and the server.

[Nirala]

It stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It establishing the encrypted link between the Web-Server and the Browser. The encrypted link ensures that the data transferring between the Web-Server and Browser is Private and Secured.

[fayeseom]

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a standard security protocol for establishing encrypted links between a web server and a browser in an online communication.

[dennis123]

One of the most important components of online business is creating a trusted environment where potential customers feel confident in making purchases. SSL certificates create a foundation of trust by establishing a secure connection. To ensure visitors their connection is secure, browsers provide visual cues, such as a lock icon or a green bar.
To get a certificate, you must create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on your server. This process creates a private key and public key on your server. The CSR data file that you send to the SSL Certificate issuer (called a Certificate Authority or CA) contains the public key. The CA uses the CSR data file to create a data structure to match your private key without compromising the key itself. The CA never sees the private key.

Once you receive the SSL certificate, you install it on your server. You also install an intermediate certificate that establishes the credibility of your SSL Certificate by tying it to your CA’s root certificate. The instructions for installing and testing your certificate will be different depending on your server.

An SSL Certificate issued by a CA to an organization and its domain/website verifies that a trusted third party has authenticated that organization’s identity. Since the browser trusts the CA, the browser now trusts that organization’s identity too. The browser lets the user know that the website is secure, and the user can feel safe browsing the site and even entering their confidential information.

[muslimastro]

One of the most important components of online business is creating a trusted environment where potential customers feel confident in making purchases. SSL certificates create a foundation of trust by establishing a secure connection. To ensure visitors their connection is secure, browsers provide visual cues, such as a lock icon or a green bar.
To get a certificate, you must create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) on your server. This process creates a private key and public key on your server. The CSR data file that you send to the SSL Certificate issuer (called a Certificate Authority or CA) contains the public key. The CA uses the CSR data file to create a data structure to match your private key without compromising the key itself. The CA never sees the private key.

Once you receive the SSL certificate, you install it on your server. You also install an intermediate certificate that establishes the credibility of your SSL Certificate by tying it to your CA’s root certificate. The instructions for installing and testing your certificate will be different depending on your server.

An SSL Certificate issued by a CA to an organization and its domain/website verifies that a trusted third party has authenticated that organization’s identity. Since the browser trusts the CA, the browser now trusts that organization’s identity too. The browser lets the user know that the website is secure, and the user can feel safe browsing the site and even entering their confidential information.

Thanks for the detailed information

[24x7servermanag]

SSL certificate adds the security to your all data over the internet. It will provide the data integrity. Also, it secures your details like the credit card or other sensitive information. When you are using any payment gateway like PayPal then it's compulsory to have the SSL installed on your website.

Sites having SSL installed on it have the more traffic, compare to the non-SSL sites.When end users see the green padlock while accessing your website on top left corner of the web-browser then it indicated him that it's trusted site. If there is no SSL then any computer connected to your server can see the username, password and other credentials on your site.When there is SSL installed on your website that time data on your website will be sent in encrypted format on internet so no can hack it.

So it's always recommended to have SSL on you domain.

SSL become main aspect in SEO ranking because clients used to trust and access the sites which are SSL protected. If your website is eCommerce site then customer used to do payments only with SSL sites. SSL sites load faster than non-SSL site so it's automatically increase the page ranking.

[sarajason]

SSL means Secure Socket Layer.It is a security convention for building up encoded connects between a web server and a program in an online correspondence.

[mansi]

SSL stands for Secure Socket layer protocol used to provide the secure transaction of client and the server connection. Most of the E commerce websites use this SSL protocol for secure connection.

[manoharparakh]

In basic terms Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a security protocol used to secure data between two machines using encryption.

An SSL certificate allows you to create a secure connection between your website server and visitor’s browser. This ensures that the data passed through between the visitor’s browser and website server is encrypted and can’t be breakable by any third parties like hackers.

The most common use is for websites where secure data is transmitted across like card payment details or secure login details.

[GeethaN]

Basically SSL certificates encrypt the data that goes from your computer to the target website and back:

your browser connects server (your target website) on a SSL port;
server sends back its public key;the client(your browser) decides if it’s ok to proceed - it checks if the public key isn’t expired, and if it is verified or "signed" by a trusted third party Certificate Authority, whose job is to verify server application for a digital SSL certificate;
if the client decides to trust the certificate, it sends his public key to the server;
then the server creates the encrypted message, using client’s public key and server’s private key, and send the message back to the browser;
client’s browser decrypts the message;
now the client and the server has established secure connection.

[RH-Calvin]

Stands for "Secure Sockets Layer." SSL is a secure protocol developed for sending information securely over the Internet. Many websites use SSL for secure areas of their sites, such as user account pages and online checkout.

[nancy07]

SSL is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browser remain private.

[davidweb09]

Domain having SSL in their URL will be indexed first, according to Google. https://aquahc.com/