SSL is protocol developed by Netscape
for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL
works by using a private key to encrypt data that's transferred
over the SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet
Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol
to obtain confidential user information, such as credit
card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL
connection start with https: instead of http:.
Any website that stores "sensitive"
information like Credit Card numbers, personal information
about other people (like names and addresses, Identity
Numbers, Passwords etc) or sensitive company information,
should only acquire the data from the individual via
a secure connection. Not only is a secure connection
important to protect you (the website owner) from fraud,
but it is essential to protect your customers and staff
from fraud as well.
Why is SSL Certificates important?
Firstly, when you enter data (including
passwords, credit card numbers) over a non-secure internet
connection, the data is transmitted from your PC to
the destination server in plain text. The fact that
your browser shows a bunch of '******' for the password
is simply what it shows you. Your password is still
being transmitted as plain text!
How does SSL Certificate makes a website secure
Any data transmitted over the internet
as plain text can be intercepted. It's as simple as
that. A person with malicious intentions simply has
to listen on the right ports or look in the right places
to read exactly what you entered. If that data happened
to be your password or your credit card number ... well,
you can guess what happens after that. 128-bit encryption - Cryptographers
consider 128-bit encryption practically impossible to
crack (it would take millions of years with the fastest
computers to try all the combinations). With 128-bit
encryption you can ensure that your international customer
base will be able to exchange information with you using
the strongest possible encryption.
How does SSL Certificates Work?
Client
requests for secure resource.
Web-server
presents its certificate.
Client
verifies the certificate.
Client
generates a Session Key (40, 56 or 128bit).
Client
extracts the public key from the web server certificate
and encrypts the session key.
Client
then sends encrypted key back to the Web-server.
Web-
server decrypts the session key and both now have
a common key for that session.
Both
the web-site and the client can now communicate
securely.
When
the browser closes the window or server drops the
connection the session is terminated.
Next
time browser comes back to the same page a new session
key is generated.
We have partnered with Verisign and
Thawte to bring you a complete range of SSL certificates
to choose from for your website, server or ecommerce portal.
You can choose any one from the SSL Certificates.
