All About A Secure Website

WHAT IS SSL?

SSL or Secure Socket Layer is an internet security protocol that helps encrypt data to keep it safe. It was developed for the purpose of ensuring privacy, data authentication etc.

BENEFITS OF SSL?

• Data Protection: It gives Protection from Data Leakage. SSL helps you protect your online shop from hackers and identity thieves.
• Improves Customer Trust: It Increase Customer Trust & Revenue. The Trust Indicator that appears in the address bar of the browser increases the customer's trust on the website.
• Security: SSL certificates encrypt the data exchanged between your websites and users, protecting sensitive information such as login credentials.
• Authentication: The SSL authentication process confirms that the website a user is visiting is legitimate and not a phishing scam. This verification helps users trust your website.
  

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY ENCRYPTION?

Encryption is used to protect data from being stolen, changed, or compromised and works by scrambling data into a secret code that can only be unlocked with a unique digital key.

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.

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING?

URL:
URL or Uniform Resource Locator is a unique identifier that is contained by all the resources available on the internet. It can help to locate a particular resource due to its uniqueness. It is also known as the web address. A URL consists of different parts like protocol, domain name, etc. The users can access the URLs by simply typing them inside the address bar or by clicking any button or link on a web page.

HTTPS:
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure 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.

HTTP: 
The Hypertext 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 top of other layers of the network protocol stack.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HTTP & HTTPS?

HTTPs

• It stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure.
• It encrypts data using SSL/TLS protocols.
• It employs encryption to secure data transmission.
• It verifies the server's identity using digital certificates.
• It is more secure.

HTTP

• It refers to Hypertext Transfer Protocol.
• It sends data in plain text.
• No encryption is applied to the data transmitted through HTTP.
• It does not verify the identity of the server.
• It is less secure.
  

TYPES OF SSL AND THEIR PRICES?

Domain Validation:
It provides the quickest, easiest, and most cost-effective way to receive industry-standard encryption. This validation type requires proof of ownership for the secured domain and is typically issued within minutes.

Organisation Validation: 
It steps up from DV in terms of validation level. To receive one, an organization must prove domain ownership for the domain it wishes to secure and confirm that it is a legally registered business.

Extended Validation: 
The most secure option for establishing trust online. It has the highest level of encryption and validation.