Most people we speak to don’t know the potential benefits of switching their website to https, so here’s how it can help you.
Firstly, What is it?I’m going to try and keep this relatively low tech – HTTPS webpages typically uses SSL to encrypt communications which involves two ‘keys’ to encrypt communications, a ‘public’ key and a ‘private’ key. Anything encrypted with the public key can only be decrypted by the private key and vice-versa. So if you think of it as a safe, if only you and the person you are sending to the safe to know the combination no one else and look inside. If you send the safe with the door open, there is potential for anyone to see what’s inside.
How do I know if a website is secure?It will typically be shown by your browser – when a trusted SSL Digital Certificate is … [Read More]