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ssl encryption
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to purchase a SSL certificate that is recognized virtually on
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ssl faq
Q: What are SSL and Digital Certificates?
A: Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol
developed by Netscape in 1996 which quickly became the method of
choice for securing data transmissions across the Internet. SSL
is an integral part of most Web browsers and Web servers and
makes use of the public-and-private key encryption system
developed by Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman.
In order to
make an SSL connection, the SSL protocol requires that a server
should have a digital certificate installed. A digital
certificate is an electronic file that uniquely identifies
individuals and servers. Digital certificates serve as a kind of
digital passport or credential which authenticate the server
prior to the SSL session being established.
Typically,
digital certificates are signed by an independent and trusted
third party to ensure their validity. The "signer" of a
certificate is known as a Certification Authority (CA), such as
VeriSign, thawte and GeoTrust.
Q: When should SSL be
used and what can it secure?
A:
There are two main online security problems that SSL
certificates help solve:
- Authentication - proving a company's (or server's)
identity online and in so doing create a sense of trust and
confidence in using a Web site.
- Encryption - offering protection for the data submitted
to a Web site (or between servers) so that in the event of
interception, it will be unintelligible without the unique
key used for decryption.
Solving these security problems allows online business to
protect against the following scenarios:
- Spoofing - The low cost of Web site design and ease with
which existing pages can be copied makes it all too easy to
create illegitimate sites that appear to be published by
established organizations. In fact, con artists have
illegally obtained credit card numbers by setting up
professional-looking storefronts that mimic legitimate
businesses.
- Unauthorized Disclosure - when information is
transmitted "in the clear", making it possible for hackers
to intercept the transmissions and obtain sensitive
information from customers.
- Data alteration - the content of a transaction can be
intercepted and altered en route, either maliciously or
accidentally. User names, credit card, and social security
numbers as well as currency amounts; indeed any information
sent "in the clear" is all vulnerable to alteration.
Q: What are the practical applications of SSL?
A:
Firstly, looking at categories of data, the most common
deployment is for securing transmission of financial information
in ecommerce. However, with incidence of identity theft on the
rise, protecting the transmission of a broad range of
personally-identifiable information is becoming ever more
important. This category of data would include identity and
social security numbers, e-mail addresses and demographic
information as well as account registration and login
information.
In terms of applications and protocols, SSL
Certificates can be used to secure the following:
- Web Servers
- Mail Servers
- Databases
- FTP Sites
- Internet Chat
- NNTP
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