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What is an SSL certificate?
Submitted by HazleNet on Sun, 31/01/2010 - 18:56
An SSL
certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information sent to the server
using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL
) technology. Encryption
is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key.
A certificate serves as an electronic "passport" that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet
user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server
, the user’s browser
accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection.
An SSL
certificate contains the following information:
* The certificate holder’s name
* The certificate’s serial number and expiration date
* A copy of the certificate holder’s public key
* The digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority
certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information sent to the server
using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL
) technology. Encryption
is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key.
A certificate serves as an electronic "passport" that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet
user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server
, the user’s browser
accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection.
An SSL
certificate contains the following information:
* The certificate holder’s name
* The certificate’s serial number and expiration date
* A copy of the certificate holder’s public key
* The digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority 



