Why do you need a security certificate
SSL certificate and privacy
If a website asks users to log in, enter personal details such as credit card numbers, or view confidential information (e.g. health status or financial information), it is essential to keep the data confidential. SSL certificates help keep online interactions between the sender and recipient of a message containing this information private and assure users that the website is authentic and secure and a trusted place to share private information.
More relevant for businesses than for individuals who may find themselves in the situations just described, is the fact that an SSL certificate is required to have an HTTPS web address. HTTPS is the secure form of HTTP, which means that HTTPS websites have their traffic encrypted by the SSL certificate. Most browsers mark HTTP sites, those without SSL certificates, as “not secure.”
What we protect with an SSL certificate
The Extended Validation SSL Certificate is the highest category type of SSL certificate and also the most expensive. It tends to be used for high-profile websites that collect data and involve frequent online payments and require more care than the lower levels. Once installed, this SSL certificate displays the padlock, HTTPS, company name, and country on the browser’s address bar.
Displaying the website owner’s information in the address bar helps distinguish the site from malicious sites and provides a very important level of reliability and transparency. To set up an EV SSL certificate, the website owner must go through a standardized identity verification process to confirm that they are legally entitled to exclusive rights to the domain. It seems trivial but not all people selling products or services online are willing to go through this expense.
