Secure Socket Layer

 What Is SSL?

Secure Socket Layer is a protocol that encrypts data between a website and a browser or between two servers.it’s a way to establish a secure connection between two devices or applications on a network.SSL was first developed by Netscape in 1995 for the purpose of ensuring privacy,authentication and data integrity in internet communication.

Benefits Of SSL?

SSL Protects Customer Data

In this highly~competitive market,customer data <ID’S Password,Credit Card,Debit Card details etc.>is like a diamonds for the organization.Hence the organization can’t compromise in term of customer data security.SSL certificates secures the data which is in transit between server and browser.

Protects From Google Warning

Google with its consent updates has made good with its promise of making the internet a safer place by naming and shaming unencrypted sites.<HTTP Sites>

Protect From Google Warning

As an october 17, 2018,Google released chrome 70,and with it,they have increased their security warnings for sites that  are not fully HTTPS secure.

SSL Boost Website SEO Rankings

As we know google is constently making algorithm updates,in 2014 Google announced HTTPS as Ranking Signal.Deploying an SSL Certificate on to your website will make your site secure and browsers will show trust indicator in the address bar.

Such a trust indicator will increase your website traffic and indeed increase your SEO Rankings.

SSL Increase Customer Trust and Revenue

SSL certificates provide your website with a trust indicator known as “PADLOCK”.

This padlock indicates that the website is secure because of SSL encryption.SSL encryption acts as a visual indicator for the consumers to believe in the authenticity/security of the website and share their information on it.

What Do You Mean By Encryption?

Encryption is a form of data security in which information is converted to ciphertext.Only authorized people who have the key can decipher the code and access the original plaintext information.

In even simple terms,encryption is a way to render data unreadable to an unauthorized party.This servers to thwart cybercriminals,who may have used quite sophisticated means to gain access to a corporate network~only to find out that the data is unreadable and therefore useless.In modern terms,encryption is used to protect data both at rest and in motion.

What Do You Mean By Decryption?

The conversion of encrypted data into its original form is called Decryption.It is generally a reverse process of encryption.It decodes the encrypted information so that an authorized user can only decrypt the data because decryption requires a secret key or password.To make encrypted data comprehensible again,it must first be decrypted and then put back into its original format.To access and utilize the protected information,authorized party and follow this procedure.

Define URL,HTTPS,HTTP?

URL stands for uniform resource locator,also called as web address is a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the internet.URL’S consists of multiple parts~including a protocol and domain name~that tell the web browsers how and where to retrieve a resource.

End users use URLs by typing them directly into a browser address bar or by clicking a hyperlink found on  a webpage,bookmark list,email or another applications.

Hypertext transfer protocol secure <HTTPS>is the secure version of HTTP,which is the primary protocol used to send data between a web browser and a website.

HTTPS is encrypted in order to increase security of data transfer.This is particularly important when user transmit sensitive data,such as by logging into a bank account,email service,or health insurance provider.

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol <HTTP>is the foundation of the world wide web and is used to load web pages using hypertext links.HTTP is an application layer protocol designed to transfer information between networked devices and runs on the top of other layers off the network protocol stack.A typical flow over HTTP involves a client machine making a request to a server,which then sends a response message

Difference Between HTTP And HTTPS?

HTTP

HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.In HTTP,the URL begins with “http://.

HTTP uses port number 80 for communication

HTTP works at the Application Layer 

HTTP  does not use encryption,which results in low security in comparison to HTTPS.

HTTP does not use data hashtags to secure data.

HTTPS

HTTPS stands for hyper text transfer protocol secure.In HTTPS,the URL starts with “https://.

HTTPS uses port number 443 for comm.

HTTPS works at Transport Layer

HTTPS uses encryptionwhich results in better security than HTTP.

HTTPS will have the data before sending it and returning it to its original state on the receiver side.