What is an SSL Certificate?
An SSL certificate, or Secure Sockets Layer certificate, is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and enables an encrypted connection between a user's web browser and the server hosting the website. This encryption ensures that the data exchanged between the user and the server remains confidential and secure, protecting sensitive information such as login credentials, personal details, and financial transactions. SSL certificates are issued by trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs) after verifying the legitimacy of the website owner. They play a crucial role in establishing trust, enhancing online security, and safeguarding data during online interactions.
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What are the types of SSL certificates?
There are several different types of SSL Certificates. One certificate can apply to a single website or several websites, depending on the type:
Single-domain: A single-domain SSL certificate applies to only one domain (a "domain" is the name of a website, like www.n6cloud.com).
Wildcard: Like a single-domain certificate, a wildcard SSL certificate applies to only one domain. However, it also includes that domain's subdomains. For example, a wildcard certificate could cover www.n6cloud.com, blog.n6cloud.com, and developers.n6cloud.com, while a single-domain certificate could only cover the first.
Multi-domain: As the name indicates, multi-domain SSL certificates can apply to multiple unrelated domains.
SSL certificates also come with different validation levels. A validation level is like a background check, and the level changes depending on the thoroughness of the check.
Domain Validation: This is the least stringent level of validation and the cheapest. All a business must do is prove they control the domain.
Organization Validation: This is a more hands-on process: The CA directly contacts the person or business requesting the certificate. These certificates are more trustworthy for users.
Extended Validation: This requires a full background check of an organization before the SSL certificate can be issued.
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Note: All our SSL certificates cover a single domain (with and without www.). To cover a site and subdomains, you will need to order DV or OV Wildcard SSLs.
What does an SSL certificate do?
An SSL Certificate is necessary for a website to have HTTPS encryption. An SSL certificate contains the website's public key, the domain name it's issued for, the issuing certificate authority's digital signature, and other important information. It's used for authenticating an origin server's identity, which helps prevent on-path- attacks, domain spoofing, and other methods attackers use to impersonate a website and trick users.
HTTPS creates an encrypted connection between a user's browser and the web server they are communicating with, protecting the communications from being intercepted. SSL certificates are necessary for establishing this encrypted connection.
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