Why is an SSL certificate important for a website?
SSL stands for secure socket layers, SSL certificate is very important for your website. It is like a digital certificate. It is helpful to keep your website secure and activates the padlock.
Due to the SSL certificate, it helps to keep your websites the HTTPS protocol and allows secure connection from a web server to a browser. All SSL certificates issued by CA(certificate authorities).
If you do not use an SSL certificate on your website then it shows HTTP, and if you use an SSL certificate on your website then it shows HTTPS with a locking icon.
Benefits Of SSL Certificate
- It can be secure for the audience and visitors on your website because it can be safe with all private information of visitors like name address or other information.
- SSL certificate helps to boost your SEO ranking because most of the search engine recommended HTTPS sites first
- SSL certificate helps to protect from phishing and attacks.
- Due to HTTPS, the site is more trustable.
