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What is SSL?
Added Article: Article: SSL Know How

Translation – Secure Socket Layer

Meaning – A cryptographic protocol that allows applications to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. All-in-all a secure way of using the Internet. (thank you Wikipedia)

How it works – The process is called the handshake procedure. The user and server agree on various parameters used to establish the connection's security. If at anytime the handshake fails, then the connection fails as well and the attempt to send information is lost and cannot continue.


Why do you need an SSL Certificate?

Having an SSL certificate can help you and your website in many ways. Security is the keyword that all users over the Internet want and seek. If you're an Ecommerce owner or just serious about secure emailing, having the utmost security will always remain your number one priority. So why do you need SSL certificate you ask, for the security of not only you but the users of your website to feel safe and know that their personal information is in good hands.

Not just for shopping carts!

Usually when people think SSL their mind automatically thinks up Ecommerce or online banking. While those are the main uses for SSL, they're not the only ones. Secure email, forms, and to prevent phishing are some of the things that web masters depend on SSL for. If you own a business online, you know how important it is to gain the trust of your customer/clients, with having SSL, that trust will increase rapidly, ensuring your business's reputation.

Email/Messaging
Protecting your data while it moves through the Internet never became more important. These days 3rd parties are able to attach themselves to certain emails and can sometimes cause harmful effects to either the recipient or the giver. An SSL certificate can help secure these lines and act as shield preventing any harmful things to get sent within your email.

Online Forms
Asking and giving one's personal information over the Internet can be a very weary thing for a person. No one wants their credit card or social security numbers for all to see and steal, so having an SSL certificate can help protect and ensure users that their information is being taken care of from prying eyes.

Shopping Carts - E-commerce
Attacks on shopping carts can happen at anytime, why not be prepared in order to prevent these attacks and keep the creditability of your business safe. Security when it comes to information such as credit card numbers and addresses are vital. Keeping it safe for everyone can help ensure your shop's productivity and clientèle.

What is Phishing
Phishing is the attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information such as user names, passwords, and credit card numbers by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Websites such as Ebay, Paypal, and online banks are common targets. Having an SSL certificate setup on your website can help prevent these criminal acts from taking place with vital information on your websites, whether it be from yourself or your user/clients/customers. (Thank you Wikipedia)

Intranet and Extranet
If you own an office with employees and share important/sensitive information through an Intranet, or have business partner's/suppliers send confidential information in an Extranet, having an SSL certificate is a must.


Why purchase from Surpass?

The real question for this would be why wouldn't you? While there are a lot of sites out there that offer SSL, none can compare to the price and services that we can provide you! Being in the hosting world for six years now, we'd like to think we know a thing or two about these things. Not only are we offering you a cheaper price from other competitors, our services are known and respected world-wide! In the end, the decision is all up to you, we'll be here to help you along the way.

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