SSL

SSL is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, an Internet security standard that is widely supported by leading Web browsers and Web servers. SSL functions at the network layer rather than the application layer and are thus available to any SSL-ready Internet application, including newsreaders.
SSL uses RSA public key encryption, RSA certificates and digital signatures to establish the identities of the parties to the transaction. After the link is established, a key exchange takes place, and RSA’s RC4 encryption technology (asymmetric key encryption algorithm) is used to secure the transaction. With the 128-bit keys used for communication within the United States, the encrypted transaction would be computationally infeasible to decode, so it is safe from snoopers and criminals.

Technipages Explains SSL

SSL is an abbreviation for Secure Sockets Layer. It uses encryption technology to ensure the safe sharing of data being sent between two systems; it is the procedure for keeping internet connections secure. When data is being transmitted between two systems, usually a website and a website user, SSL makes it hard for any information being transferred to be unreadable. The systems involved could also be servers, i.e. server to server.
A website encrypted with SSL, on being visited by a user, the browser the user is using to access the website forms a connection with the server of the website, then confirms the SSL certificate. This binds the server and browser together so that every information being inputted by the user into the website can not be intercepted or seen by anyone other than the server or user. Websites that use SSL, their URL says “https:” not ”http:” then there would be a padlock icon in the address bar.
SSL was first developed by Netscape to make sure internet communications were free of interference from intruders. SSL eventually got replaced with Transport Layer security in 1999, TLS was developed by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force). TLS is the protocol still being implemented over the internet.

Common Uses of SSL

• Web service security is addressed by being able to expose service points over SSL
• Our site uses high-level SSLencryption technology, the most advanced security software currently available for online transactions.
• It is vital to increase the awareness that ads displayed on the website for different products different from those offered by Chase do not have SSL

Common Misuses of SSL

• While SSL certificates can secure data transferred between two points, they protect your website from viruses or malware.
• Having an SSL certificate on only one page and leaving the rest of your website is very much advisable.