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Category: SSLs

What is an SSL Certificate?

An SSL Certificate is a piece of code called a digital computer file which serves a dual function. Namely, Site Authenticity and Verification, as well as Encryption of the Data being transferred between your browser and that website. Authentication and Verification An entity, which could be a business, individual, government organisation, etc., will register for an SSL with the Certificate Authority (CA) and supply them with specific information about themselves.The CA follows strict disciplines about who may, or may not receive an SSL Certificate, this ensure absolute trust by the website’s visitor.The SSL Certificate is activated by the visitor to the entity’s website when clicking on the small padlock icon in the browser […]

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How does SSL Encryption actually Work?

An SSL Certificate is a piece of code called a digital computer file which serves a dual function. Namely, Site Authenticity and Verification, as well as Encryption of the Data being transferred between your browser and that website. Theoretically, it is similar to locked doors being opened with the appropriate key. Encryption is similar, in that the ‘key’ becomes a piece of code for you to unlock the information that you are trying to access. Each SSL Session has 2 Keys: Public Key: This is used to encrypt the information and make it unreadable. Private Key: This is used to decrypt the encrypted information into a readable format again. The Process: Each individual SSL Certificate is for a specific server and website dom […]

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How do I know that a Website has a Valid SSL Certificate?

If a website has been secured with an SSL Certificate, it will display as the prefix https:// to the domain name in the browser URL, which stands for Secure HTTP. It will also display a small padlock, whereas the prefix for an unsecured website address is just http:// – http means Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Often there is a trust mark or a padlock displayed on a SSL Certified site. If one clicks on the Seal or padlock, it will display details of the relevant certificate and company information as verified and authenticated by the CA. Should a site have an Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certification, then the address bar will turn green in high security browsers. […]

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Where can I Use an SSL Certificate?

An SSL Certificate can be used anywhere where the transmission of secure information is required, and the customers need to see that this is so. Here are some instances where it can be used: To secure data transfer between your client’s browser and your website’s server. To secure data transfer over an internal intranet. To secure email data transfer from a private email address or your network. To secure data transfer between two server, whether internal or external. To secure data transfer between mobile devices. […]

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What are the Different Types of SSL Certificates?

Self-Signed SSL CertificateThis is purely for the website owner’s internal purposes and is not issued by the Certificate Authority (CA). Domain Validated SSL Certificate A Domain Validated SSL Certificate validates the actual website domain name, rather than the domain name’s owner. The (CA) checks the right of an applicant to use a specific domain name. This information can be viewed when the Secure Site Seal is clicked by the website’s visitor. Organization Validated SSL Certificate This is often referred to as the first real online security, as it requires a number of criteria to be authenticated. They are usually confirmation of the actual existence of a business, the authority to apply for a certificate and the domai […]

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I don’t see a Domain Approver Email listed, how can I change it?

A Domain Approval email is only sent through to an email address that appears on your domain Whois records. It will be necessary to either create a Domain Approver Email and send it to one of the accounts listed in Whois. Alternatively, you may update an email address in the domain Whois record. Here is a list of the Domain Approver Email Addresses: – admin@your-domain-name.co.za – administrator@your-domain-name.co.za – hostmaster@your-domain-name.co.za.co.za – webmaster@your-domain-name.co.za.co.za – postmaster@your-domain-name.co.za.co.za […]

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Glossary of Terms – SSL Certificate Terminology

Use our handy SSL jargon-buster to help explain all the SSL terminology.   256 BIT SSL ENCRYPTION 256 Bit SSL Encryption is a higher form of encryption key than the 128-bit size, and affords stronger security. The 256 Bit indicates that the size of the encryption key used to encrypt the data being passed between a web browser and web server is 256-bits. This enables it to be computationally unfeasible to crack and hence is known as strong SSL security.   CERTIFICATION AUTHORITY A public Certificate Authority verifies the potential certificate owner’s information with a Registration Authority and works within a public key infrastructure. A Certification Authority can also be a network entity that manages and issues digital […]

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