An SSL (secure sockets layer) certificate ensures that any information sent to your browser from your website will be scrambled as it travels across the internet, making it impossible for eavesdropping, data tampering, or message forgery.

To enable SSL on a website, you will need to get an SSL Certificate that identifies you and install it on the server. The use of an SSL certificate on a website is usually indicated by a padlock icon in web browsers but it can also be indicated by a green address bar.

Once you have done the SSL install, you can access a site securely by changing the URL from http:// to https://.
When an SSL certificate is installed on a website, you can be sure that the information you enter (contact, credit card information and passwords, and other sensitive information) is secured and only seen by the organization that owns the website.

Millions of online businesses use SSL certificates to secure their websites and allow their customers to place trust in them.


What does the SSL mean to visitors?
Most SSL Certificates contain the domain name, company name, address, city, state, and country. It also contains an expiration date of the certificate and the details of the Certificate Authority (the company who issued the SSL). When a browser attempts to establish an SSL connection to a website it checks to make sure the certificate is not expired, has been issued by a trusted authority, and is being used for the correct website. If any of these checks fails your web browser will display a warning letting the user know that the site is not secured by SSL.