{"id":593,"date":"2019-08-22T19:17:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T19:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/?p=593"},"modified":"2021-09-22T10:21:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T10:21:03","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-ssl-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/what-is-the-purpose-of-ssl-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Purpose of SSL Certificates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As of July 2018, every website now needs an <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/sslproducts.html\">SSL certificate<\/a>, lest it be marked <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/google-chrome-to-mark-all-http-websites-as-not-secure\/\">\u201cnot secure\u201d<\/a> by browsers like Google Chrome. That\u2019s led to an influx of site owners scrambling to grab digital certificates that many of them know very little about. So, in this article to answer questions like &#8220;what is the purpose of SSL certificates&#8221; or &#8220;what is the purpose of SSL,&#8221; we\u2019ll cover the basics:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What SSL certificates are,<\/li>\n<li>What SSL certificates do,<\/li>\n<li>How SSL certificates work, and<\/li>\n<li>Why we need SSL certificates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The internet has never been more important, which makes everyone on it \u2014 and all of their data \u2014 targets for cybercriminals. SSL certificates provide an important line of defense. Let\u2019s briefly discuss how.<\/p>\n<h2>What Are SSL Certificates?<\/h2>\n<p>From a technical standpoint, SSL certificates are actually now TLS certificates, and both acronyms refer to the protocol being used in each instance. SSL, or secure sockets layer, was the original version that has since been retired. Now, we\u2019re using TLS, or what stands for \u201ctransport layer security.\u201d An SSL\/TLS certificate is a type of X.509 digital certificate. Hold on a second\u2026 I see your eyes glazing over.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with what a digital certificate is and what it does. In the context of SSL\/TLS, digital certificates are cryptographic files that you install on a server. The certificate serves two primary functions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The certificate authenticates the identity of the server; and<\/li>\n<li>The certificate binds a key pair to that server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Exactly Do SSL Certificates Do?<\/h2>\n<p>To answer your question about \u201cwhat is the purpose of SSL certificates,\u201d we\u2019ll further explain the two aforementioned functions and how they relate to validating a site\u2019s identity. Authentication and the binding of a key pair are both part of what\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/understanding-the-role-of-certificate-authorities-in-pki\/\">public key infrastructure<\/a>, or PKI.\u00a0The purpose of an SSL certificate is to authenticate the website\u2019s identity and establish a secured channel for communication between the website and the client.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-594 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/InternetExplorerSSLSecure.png\" alt=\"Graphic: Security indicator in IE showcases encrypted connection\" width=\"689\" height=\"139\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/InternetExplorerSSLSecure.png 689w, https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/InternetExplorerSSLSecure-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/InternetExplorerSSLSecure-500x101.png 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 689px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 689\/139;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The way it specifically does this is via the SSL\/TLS protocols. As we stated earlier, SSL is retired now \u2014 it\u2019s out herding goats on a small farm in Montana, so we\u2019re now using TLS. We just refer to it as SSL colloquially \u2014 which, if TLS is truly being honest, hurts its feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, in summation: SSL certificates authenticate the website\u2019s identity (and possibly the organization that owns it) and facilitate an encrypted connection with that site. Now, that second part is important. Why does a connection need to be encrypted? We\u2019re glad you asked. Internet connections are far more complicated than most people realize. They route through dozens of points on their way to their destination. If the connection isn\u2019t encrypted, all of the data that\u2019s passing through all of those points \u2014 many of them unsecure \u2014 will be sent in plaintext. As you can imagine, that\u2019s problematic if you\u2019re transmitting sensitive information.<\/p>\n<p>SSL certificates enable websites to use HTTPS, which means that the connections they make are encrypted. This is called in-transit encryption. It\u2019s a critical component of just about every compliance framework.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does an SSL Certificate Work?<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re going to try to keep this as simple as possible. For the purpose of this explanation, the web user is the client (their web browser) and the website is the server.<\/p>\n<p>When a client wants to connect to a server, the client and the server first perform something called the <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/what-is-ssl-tls-handshake-understand-the-process-in-just-3-minutes\/\">TLS handshake<\/a>. It consists of three fists bumps, two hand claps, and a shimmy\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"graysection\">\n<h2>Purchase a Wildcard SSL Certificate &amp; Save Up to 73%!<\/h2>\n<p>We offer the best discount on all types of wildcard SSL Certificates with DV and OV validation. We offer wildcard certificates from the leading CAs, including Comodo CA, Sectigo, Thawte, GeoTrust, and RapidSSL starting for as little as $52.95 per year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comparebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/sslproducts\/cheap-wildcard-ssl-certificates.html\">Shop Cheap Wildcard SSL Certificates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>First, the server is going to present the client with its SSL certificate. The client will perform a series of checks to ensure the certificate was issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA), that <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/what-would-happen-if-your-ssl-certificate-expired\/\">it hasn\u2019t expired<\/a>, that it isn\u2019t revoked, and that the server is the rightful owner of the key pair. Provided that all checks out, the client considers the server\u2019s identity authenticated. Alongside the authentication, the client and server also negotiate the parameters of their encryption.<\/p>\n<p>Once the handshake is complete, the encrypted connection begins and all information that\u2019s passed between the two parties is protected. That\u2019s why we say that SSL enables a secure, encrypted connection for data in transit.<\/p>\n<h2>Why We Need SSL Certificates on Our Websites<\/h2>\n<p>Although we\u2019ve already covered this, it bears repeating: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/blog\/why-your-website-badly-needs-an-ssl-certificate-in-2018\/\">Everyone needs an SSL certificate<\/a><\/em> on their website to not be flagged as \u201cnot secure\u201d by major browsers such as Google Chrome. It\u2019s no longer optional if you want your website to stand a chance of ranking on search engine results pages (SERPs) and being trusted by clients. After all, SSL isn\u2019t just a matter of security; it\u2019s a matter of trust.<\/p>\n<p>Are SSL certificates worth it? Absolutely. If you don\u2019t have SSL\/TLS on your website now, you\u2019re likely missing out on a lot of business. Don\u2019t self-sabotage \u2014 get an SSL certificate for your website today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"graysection\">\n<h2>Purchase a DV SSL Certificate &amp; Save Up to 88%!<\/h2>\n<p>We offer the best discount on all types of Domain Validation SSL Certificates (DV SSL). We offer certificates from the leading CAs, including Comodo CA, Sectigo, Thawte, GeoTrust, and RapidSSL with DV certificates starting as low as $5.45 per year.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"comparebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/sslproducts\/domainvalidatedssl.html\">Shop DV SSL Certificates<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of July 2018, every website now needs an SSL certificate, lest it be marked \u201cnot secure\u201d by browsers like Google Chrome. That\u2019s led to an influx of site owners scrambling to grab digital certificates that many of them know &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cheapsslsecurity.com\/p\/what-is-the-purpose-of-ssl-certificates\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ssl-basics","tag-purpose-of-ssl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Is the Purpose of SSL Certificates?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wondering what is the purpose of SSL certificates or SSL as a whole? 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