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SSL certificates are generally employed with ecommerce shopping carts, or anyplace you want to collect info from a user securely on your internet site. If you use a secure server certificate with a form and that form emails the results to you keep in mind that the email is not secure.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer): Creates an encrypted link in between a net server and a browser. CA (Certificate Authority): The vendor you will get the secure server certificate from...

What is SSL?

SSL certificates are usually used with ecommerce shopping carts, or anywhere you want to collect details from a user securely on your web site. If you use a secure server certificate with a form and that form emails the outcomes to you keep in thoughts that the e-mail is not secure.

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer): Creates an encrypted link among a net server and a browser. CA (Certificate Authority): The vendor you will get the secure server certificate from CSR (Certificate Signing Request): A text file generated by a internet server. A CSR looks like this:

-Start NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-

MIIDGgBNAGkAYwByAG8AcwBvAGYAdAAgAFIAUwBBACAAUwB

AG4AZQBsACAAQwByAHkAcAB0AG8AZwByAGEAcABoAGkAYwl

L0ygNwwNIvKLMPq4/LcUkZ9Oo4AssXW5mvvhHWGz2RWYRhrw8o

-End NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-

First, you require to determine no matter whether to use your hosting shared SSL certificate if they offer you it. The URL to your store will appear one thing like:

https://theirserver.com/youruserid/your/path/to/retailer.html

Or do you want to get your personal SSL certificate? The URL will look like:

https://yourdomainname.com

If you determine to use your hosts' shared secure server certificate, then all you need to do is find out the path you require to use to call your files securely, and you will be on your way.

If you determine to get your own SSL certificate, this is generally what takes place.

You first want to determine who you are going to get your SSL certificate from. It is a great notion to make positive your host supports your specific vendor. Some certificate authority vendors are:


 * Thawte


 * Verisign


 * Comodo


 * You can also critique several vendors at a glance at WhichSSL

Before acquiring your own SSL certificate, you will need to do some reading on what your chosen Certificate Authority requires for a secure certificate, and you will also need to come up with some documentation. There are numerous steps to purchasing a secure server certificate, once you have decided on a vendor.

This is an overview, not written in stone. Every single CA is diverse, so make certain you read their documentation and what they call for. Right here is an idea of what they want:

All documentation that is requested should match *specifically*. Secure certificate authorities will verify that your organization truly exists, so they know they are issuing to the right organization. You will want to prove that the Organization Name and the Domain name are in truth yours to use.

Actions you will be taking:


 * Collect essential documentation


 * Have your host create a CSR


 * Total certificate authority on-line application


 * Certificate authority will process your request


 * Pickup and install your SSL certificate (normally an URL is emailed to you to download the secure server certificate)


 * Depending on the vendor, it can take a handful of hours to a few days.


 * Send secure certificate to host for installation. (Send in plain text)

Once your web hosting provider receives this information they will create the CSR and send it back to you in plain text. You then send it on to Verisign or Thawte, or whoever you have chosen as your secure certificate authority. They will then produce a SSL certificate for you which you will send back to your host for installation. Your net host could charge a fee for installation in addition to what your SSL certificate vendor charges.

One thing to believe about:

If you have decided to acquire your personal SSL certificate, you will need to choose how you want your URL to be called. If you, as a rule, call your domain name in your coding as www.yourdomainname.com, then make confident you indicate this to your host when you request a CSR from them. If you don't, and you get the certificate for yourdomainname.com (without having the www), this will cause browser errors, producing the certificate seem insecure, and you will require to alter your coding.

Often use yourself or your company as technical speak to.

How to tell if a internet site is secure?

After you have browsed to a website securely utilizing https:// in the URL, look on the lower appropriate hand side of your browser. You must see a closed lock. This will tell you the site is secure. user provisioning token security secure file transfer