Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a security protocol that provides secure connection for users when browsing a website.
Often see websites starting with https or http? Https will appear on the website URL when the website is secured with SSL certificates.
Importance of SSL Certificates
With a SSL certificate installed on your website, all transmitted information will be safeguarded via end-to-end encryption. In the event that hackers were to intercept the data between your website and a legitimate web visitor, the encrypted data would be meaningless to them. Confidential information such as personal identifiable information (PII) and credit card information will remain secure.
Modern web browsers such as Google Chrome authenticates websites with legitimate SSL certificates, giving assurance to your web visitors that your website takes data privacy seriously.
Types of SSL Certificates
- Extended Validation Certificate: The most secure type of SSL certificates. This gives assurance to your web visitors that your website has taken enhanced security measures to protect their data.
- Organisation Validated Certificate: The primary goal is to encrypt web visitors’ sensitive information. This SSL certificate should be implemented for all sites that require users to input their information, such as login and payment pages.
- Domain Validated Certificate: Minimal encryption is provided. As the most basic form of protection, such certificates are typically installed for informational websites.
- Wildcard SSL Certificate: A single certificate can secure one primary domain and unlimited subdomains. This is a great option for companies with multiple subdomains.
- Multi-Domain SSL Certificate: Multiple domain names are secured under a single certificate. Such certificates allow large organisations to save cost and resources in managing multiple websites.
How Polaris Safeguards Your Website
Polaris automatically provisions a free SSL certificate for your website, and you have the option to also import your own SSL certificate and manage it on Polaris’ Web Presence Protection platform. For SSL certificates provided by Polaris, the certificate renewal is automatic, so you don’t have to worry about expired SSL certificates putting your website at risk.
- SSL: Polaris encrypts data between your website and web visitors.
- Leaked Data: Polaris provides leaked data detection from a diverse pool of threat intelligence feeds.
