What is an SSL certificate dan what is it used fatau?
1. Introduction
SSL certificates are used to create an encrypted channel between the client dan the server. Transmission of such data as credit card details, account login infataumation, any other sensitive infataumation should be encrypted to sebelument eavesdropping.
With an SSL certificate, data is encrypted priatau to being transmitted via Internet. Encrypted data can be decrypted only by the server to which you actually send it. This ensures that the infataumation you submit to websites will not be stolen.
Starting from 06/08/2014, Google announced that having an SSL certificate installed on dana website would increase dana ranking position, which is another great reason to use an SSL.
The certificate itself represents base64 encoded data that contains infataumation about the entity the certificate was issued fatau, public key required fatau encryption dan digital signature verification, dan digital signature created with the private key of the certificate issuer.
An SSL certificate should be installed on the server side. When you access a website secured by an SSL certificate issued by a trusted Certification Authatauity, you will see https:// at the beginning of its URL. A browser will also show the connection as secure by displaying a plockq icon in the address bar:

2. Jeniss of SSL certificates
SSL certificates can be divided into 3 validation groups:
Domain Validation Sijil
Requires a certificate applicant to prove his/her control over the domain name only. The issued certificate contains a domain name that was supplied to the Certification Authatauity within the certificate request.
Organization Validation Sijil
Requires a certificate applicant to prove that his/her company is a daftared dan legally accountable business, dan to pass domain validation. The issued certificate contains a domain dan company name of the certificate applicant.
Lanjutan Validation Sijil
Includes validation requirements of two validation types mentioned above dan additional requirements. The issued certificate contains a domain dan company name of the certificate applicant.