Every time you open an Internet browser website or blog. Before the URL, you may notice HTTP or HTTPS. I'll explain about HTTP HTTPS and SSL Web security today. If you want to avoid getting hacked, shopping and taking care of DDoS attacks or carding during online transactions, you should read this post carefully.

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HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is used to transfer data from Broswer to Web Server. That is, it is a communication channel, through which the Connection Establish between the client and the server would work and there is a data transfer between the two. HTTP protocol data normally uses the port 80 for the data transfer, and the security of  HTTP is weak . Which can be easily broken.

HTTPS Protocol is the updated version of HTTP, in which "S" stands for "Secure". HTTPS does the same thing that is done by HTTP. But a strong security feature is present in HTTPS. The data transfer that HTTPS does from Browser to Website is encrypted and can not be hacked easily.

Data Transfer Security:

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If you transfer data via HTTP, then forget about security. The data is transferred as text, as you see it on your screen.
For example- If you pay to a website which uses HTTP protocol, then the whole detail of your card travels as Plain Text.
If you transfer data from HTTPS, then it will be safe. Because the transferred data is encrypted. No one can hack from https. Even if someone does, they can not decrypt the data.

Page Rank:

If you use HTTPS protocol on your blog or website, your blog or website will rank high in Google Searches. This leads to increased traffic. Consequently Alexa Rank Increase of  site increases too.

How to use HTTP and HTTPS protocols:

The HTTP protocol is free for all blogs or websites. But SSL certificate is required to use HTTPS. Because HTTPS uses SSL to encrypt the data.
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What is a SSL Certificate or Web Security Certificate?

SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is a Standard Technology or Protocol that is used to create a Secure Encrypted Link between Web Server (WebSite Server) and Web Brower (Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
SSL certificate has to be purchased online.
For example: Whenever you open a popular website like Flipkart, Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter, you see a lock symbol or "Secure" written before the URL. This means all these websites are SSL Certified.

Where to get SSL certificate?

To get a Security Certificate or SSL Certificate, you will find many SSL Certificate Providers online. Given below is a list of some SSL providers:

  • Symantec
  • Godaddy
  • GlobalSign
  • Digicert
  • LetsEncrypt
  • Startcom
  • ComodoSSL
  • Thwate
  • Entrust
  • Verzion

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All these websites are good and the are listen in no particular order here. You might have heard about Godaddy, since almost all the blog domains in India are purchased from the website Godaddy.


Who will benefit from SSL Certificate & HTTPS?

Two types of people that can benefit from HTTPS & SSL on the website or blog

  1. Site owner
  2. User

Benefits to the site owner:

If you are a Blogger and have a blog, then you can enable HTTPS & SSL Security on your blog. If you use the HTTPS & SSL Web Security Protocol, then there is no risk of getting hacked. Google brings your blog post first in Search, due to which your blog's Alexa Rank improves.

Benefits to the user:

If you are an internet user and you make transactions online then you need to be very careful and must check if the payment gateway uses HTTPS protocol. Your credentials will remain safe if the site uses HTTPS.

Ravi Rao. Digitrovert