What is purpose of SSL certificate?

[ninadordev]

Hello friends,

What is purpose of SSL certificate?

[ecochris]

To encrypt website data between the server and the local device accessign it

[clarioncomputer]

An SSL certificate is a bit of code on your web server that provides security for online communications. When a web browser contacts your secured website, the SSL certificate enables an encrypted connection. It's kind of like sealing a letter in an envelope before sending it through the mail.

[myresellerhome]

SSL certificates are digital certificates that authenticate a website and enable encrypted communications. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which encrypts data between a web server and a web browser.
In order to keep customer information secure and private, companies and organizations need SSL certificates on their websites.
Secure sockets layer (SSL) keeps internet connections secure and prevents criminals from reading or altering data sent between two systems. In the address bar, if you see a padlock next to the URL, SSL is used to secure the site.

[pmwpaul]

If you have applied an SSL and the padlock doesn't lock use this website to find out why
https://www.whynopadlock.com/

[aasthabeauty]

SSL certificate in order to keep user data secure, verify ownership of the website, prevent attackers from creating a fake version of the site, and gain user trust.

[Smith_euk]

Hello,

Websites that store'sensitive' information, such as credit card information, personal information about other people (such as names and addresses, Identity Numbers, Passwords, and so on), or sensitive company information, should only collect the data from the individual via a secure connection.
A secure connection is necessary not only to protect you (the website owner) from fraud, but also to protect your customers and employees from fraud.
It is significant because data transferred over an insecure internet connection is sent in plain text format from the user's PC to the destination and is therefore vulnerable to interception. A malicious individual can simply listen to the right ports or look in the right place to read the data that is transferred. So consider what would happen if your password or credit card number were intercepted.

[Host.co.in]

SSL Certificate is essential for your website. An SSL certificate is a file installed on a website's origin server. It's simply a data file containing the public key and the identity of the website owner, along with other information. Without an SSL certificate, a website's traffic can't be encrypted with TLS.

[georgewill]

SSL is the backbone of our secure Internet and it protects your sensitive information as it travels across the world's computer networks. SSL is essential for protecting your website, even if it doesn't handle sensitive information like credit cards. It provides privacy, critical security and data integrity for both your websites and your users' personal information.

[Akshay_M]

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser. Companies and organizations need to add SSL certificates to their websites to secure online transactions and keep customer information private and secure.