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 What
is SSL?
SSL encryption of your data
when it is transmitted over
the internet is very important
to your information security
and protection of your privacy.
We use a dedicated SSL certificate
from a renowned SSL encryption
leader in the industry.
SSL is an acronym for Secure
Sockets Layer, an encryption
technology that was created
by Netscape to ensure secure
transactions between web
servers and browsers. The
protocol uses a third party,
a Certificate Authority
(CA), to identify one end
or both end of the transactions.
Web servers and Web browsers
rely on the Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) protocol to
create a uniquely encrypted
channel for private communications
over the public Internet.
Each SSL Certificate consists
of a public key and a private
key. The public key is used
to encrypt information and
the private key is used
to decipher it. When a Web
browser points to a secured
domain, a level of encryption
is established based on
the type of SSL Certificate
as well as the client Web
browser, operating system
and host server’s capabilities.
Authentication Generates
Trust in Credentials
Trust of a credential depends
on confidence in the credential
issuer, because the issuer
vouches for the credential’s
authenticity. Certificate
Authorities use a variety
of authentication methods
to verify information provided
by organizations.
An SSL certificate enables
encryption of sensitive
information during the transactions
over the internet. Each
SSL certificate is a unique
credential indentifying
the certificate owner. A
certificate authority authenticates
the identity of the certificate
owner before it is issues.
This is in short how it
works:
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A browser requests a
secure page (usually
https://)
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The web server sends
its public key with
its certificate.
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The browser checks that
the certificate was
issued by a trusted
party (usually a trusted
root CA), that the certificate
is still valid and that
the certificate is related
to the site contacted.
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The browser then uses
the public key, to encrypt
a random symmetric encryption
key and sends it to
the server with the
encrypted URL required
as well as other encrypted
http data.
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The web server decrypts
the symmetric encryption
key using its private
key and uses the symmetric
key to decrypt the URL
and http data.
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The web server sends
back the requested html
document and http data
encrypted with the symmetric
key.
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The browser decrypts
the http data and html
document using the symmetric
key and displays the
information.
Why is the SSL Encryption
Important for You?
When you are transmitting
sensitive information on
a web site, such as credit
card numbers or personal
information, you need to
work with a secure shopping
website that has SSL encryption.
It is possible for every
piece of data to be seen
by others unless it is secured
by an SSL certificate. According
to Gartner Research, nearly
70 percent of online shoppers
have terminated an online
order because they did not
"trust" the transaction.
In those cases, 64 percent
indicated that the presence
of a trust mark would have
likely prevented the termination.
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