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SSL Certificate |
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SSL is
protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private
documents via the Internet. SSL works by using a private key
to encrypt data that's transferred over the SSL connection.
Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL,
and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential
user information, such as credit card numbers. By
convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with
https: instead of http:. |
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Who needs a
SSL Certificate? |
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Any website
that stores "sensitive" information like Credit Card
numbers, personal information about other people (like names
and addresses, Identity Numbers, Passwords etc) or sensitive
company information, should only acquire the data from the
individual via a secure connection. Not only is a secure
connection important to protect you (the website owner) from
fraud, but it is essential to protect your customers and
staff from fraud as well. |
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Why is it important? |
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Firstly,
when you enter data (including passwords, credit card
numbers) over a non-secure internet connection, the data is
transmitted from your PC to the destination server in plain
text. The fact that your browser shows a bunch of '******'
for the password is simply what it shows you. Your password
is still being transmitted as plain text! |
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So what does it matter? |
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Any data transmitted over the
internet as plain text can be intercepted. It's as simple as
that. A person with malicious intentions simply has to
listen on the right ports or look in the right places to
read exactly what you entered. If that data happened to be
your password or your credit card number ... well, you can
guess what happens after that.
128-bit encryption - Cryptographers
consider 128-bit encryption practically impossible to crack
(it would take millions of years with the fastest computers
to try all the combinations). With 128-bit encryption you
can ensure that your international customer base will be
able to exchange information with you using the strongest
possible encryption. |
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How does SSL Work?
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| Client
requests for secure resource. |
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| Web-server
presents its certificate. |
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| Client
verifies the certificate. |
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| Client
generates a Session Key (40, 56 or 128bit). |
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| Client
extracts the public key from the web server certificate
and encrypts the session key. |
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| Client then
sends encrypted key back to the Web-server. |
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| Web- server
decrypts the session key and both now have a common key
for that session. |
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web-site and the client can now communicate securely. |
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| When the
browser closes the window or server drops the connection
the session is terminated. |
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| Next time
browser comes back to the same page a new session key is
generated. |
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We have
partnered with Verisign and Thawte to bring you a complete
range of SSL certificates to choose from for your website,
server or ecommerce portal. You can choose any one from the
SSL Certificates.
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