How to Install SSL Certificate?

How to Install SSL Certificate?

What is an SSL Certification?

Why do we need an SSL Certificate to our website?

Where do we get the SSL Certificate?

How to Install SSL Certificate for Free?

What is an SSL Certificate?

SSL certificate is a document signed by an independent authority, which is used to verify that your web server is trusted. To trust a website, a web browser will display a padlock icon, if the web server’s certificate has a known trust foundation.

SSL Certificate which enables the website from HTTP to HTTPS, which is secure.

Why do we need an SSL Certificate to our website?

SSL is an encrypted protocol and is the basic requirement for websites to be safe from hackers. This protection is available for the websites, when they browse the internet. SSL provides a secure communication channel between a website and the user’s browser. In this, there are three layers of protection and encryption to prevent the transmission of the information to the receiver.

HTTPS – that is what we all know about the SSL (HTTP Secure protocol)

How does SSL Certificate Help your website?

It’s what protects your computer from man-in-the-middle attacks.

What is a Man-in-the-Middle attack? A Man-in-the-Middle attack is when someone sits in between your computer and the site you want to visit and intercepts the information being sent between you and the site.

When a man in the middle captures your communications, they can learn everything that you type, every site you go to, every link you click and your website transactions then they can hack at a point of time.

SSL Certificate protects your visitors and your site from snooping by the hackers. Having the security certificate also keeps your site safe from other viruses and malware.

Where do we get the SSL Certificate?

There are many vendors who provides SSL Certificate to name a few are Godaddy, Bluehost, Hostinger and many more. Also you can purchase SSL Certificate from where you have hosted your website, almost all the Hosting space sellers and domain sellers are providing it.

 

How to Install SSL Certificate for Free?

Cloud flare is one of the platform which gives free SSL Certificate, now lets follow the steps

  1. Create an Account with Cloudflare, ClickHere
  2. Once you login to your account you will see add site option, Click on it and add your website URL like “test.com”
  3. Select a free plan for your website and head to the next step
  4. In this step we will generate Cloudflare name servers where you need to go back to your hosting space and update with the new nameservers.
  5. If it’s a WordPress website then install a plugin called Flexible SSL for Cloudflare and activate it.
  6. Once you have activate the Flexible SSL Plugin head back to Cloudflare and Click on SSL to Activate SSL Certificate

Then head back to your website and check which will automatically redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

An Website with SSL Certificate

An Website Without SSL Certificate

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