{"id":1048,"date":"2020-11-20T15:21:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostarmada.com\/blog\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2024-11-04T13:24:02","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T13:24:02","slug":"how-does-ssl-tls-work-and-why-you-need-it-for-your-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostarmada.com\/blog\/how-does-ssl-tls-work-and-why-you-need-it-for-your-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How does SSL\/TLS work and why you need it for your domain name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hearing the term SSL definitely rings a bell, especially to people who have some experience online with either website hosting or any other service that transmits data over the internet. What is it? How does it work? More importantly, why would someone need it? Well, the answer is – Security<\/strong><\/a>. An often underestimated aspect that can cause severe headaches if not implemented accurately or skipped altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SSL<\/a><\/strong> stands for Secure Socket Layer<\/strong> and is a security protocol that encrypts and, in that process, secures information between two machines using the internet. This encryption becomes possible because of TLS<\/strong>(Transport Layer Security) handshake<\/strong>, which we will discuss later in this article. Millions of websites use SSL, even more so after the 2018 announcement by Google, which stated that websites using the HTTPS <\/strong>protocol would rank higher than their insecure counterparts. Having an SSL does not necessarily mean that your website will utilize HTTPS<\/strong>, and even if you think that you are safe – you may not be. Another critical matter in this article is the potential dangers that await your website should it lack SSL<\/strong>. Without further ado, let’s dive right into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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