 SSL CERTIFICATES
Secure eCommerce Web Solution
Secure your servers and assure customers their data is 100 percent protected.
Are You Ahead of the Curve?
Online shoppers demand
security for their transactions. The Secure Socket Layer (or SSL)
protocol has become the universal language for encrypting information.
An SSL certificate is the gold standard in online security and consumer
peace of mind. eNom lets you get up to 256-bit SSL certificates in ten
minutes or less.
What is SSL?
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
has become the universal standard on the Web for authenticating sites
and for encrypting communications between users and Web servers.
Because SSL is built into all major browsers and Web servers, simply
installing a digital certificate or Server ID enables SSL capabilities.
SSL
server authentication allows users to confirm a Web server's identity.
SSL-enabled client software, such as a Web browser, can automatically
check that a server's certificate and public ID are valid and have been
issued by a certificate authority (CA) — such as VeriSign — listed in
the client software's list of trusted CAs. SSL server authentication is
vital for secure e-commerce transactions.
An
encrypted SSL connection requires all information sent between a client
and a server to be encrypted by the sending software and decrypted by
the receiving software, protecting private information from
interception over the Internet. In addition, all data sent over an
encrypted SSL connection is protected with a mechanism for detecting
tampering — that is, for automatically determining whether the data has
been altered in transit. This means that users can confidently send
private data, such as credit card numbers, to a website, trusting that
SSL keeps it private and confidential.
How Server IDs Work:
A customer contacts your site and
accesses a secured URL: a page secured by a Server ID (indicated by a
URL that begins with "https:" instead of just "http:" or by a message
from the browser).
Your server responds, automatically sending the customer your site's digital certificate, which authenticates your site.
Your customer's Web browser generates a unique "session key" (like a code) to encrypt all communications with the site.
The
user's browser encrypts the session key with your site's public key so
only your site can read the session key. Depending on the browser, the
user may see a key icon becoming whole or a padlock closing, indicating
that the session is secure.
A secure session is now
established--all communications will be encrypted and can only be
decrypted by the two parties in the session. It all takes only seconds
and requires no action by the user.
Key Benefits
- Unlimited business-to-business and business-to-customer expansion
- Enhanced consumer confidence
- Low total cost of ownership
- Cost-effective online delivery
- Faster time to revenue
- Faster setup
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