The Secure Socket Layer SSL is a protocol that achieves the authenticity and encryption of the computers connected to a network, just like the TLS (Transport Layer Security) does.

If you want your website to function optimally, it will be vital that it has an SSL Certificate to link it with the cryptographic keys (public and private). This digital document will include information identifying your website, such as the domain name.

It must be signed by a certification authority so that the operating system of the computers of those who enter your website can recognize the content signed from the server as authentic and secure.

How do SSL and TLS work?

Although TLS (Transport Layer Security) is the successor to SSL, they work similarly. Using the HTTPS protocol, they use public and private keys to initiate encrypted communication between a Web browser and a server. While the private key helps maintain a website″s security, the public key will benefit its distribution with the security digital certificate.

How to identify the security of web browsing?

Suppose a Web site starts with the secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS. In that case, users can be sure that the authenticity, integrity, and encryption of communication between users and a server is encrypted.

You can read the Advice for personal information security published on the TecWeb Blog. If you still do not have a website or if the one you have needs an SSL certificate, you can contact our account executives, who are there to guide you.