• Shivam Maurya
• August 26, 2024
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SSL Certificate or a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate recognised as a file that is hosted within the origin server of a website and this certificate can be signed either self-signed or issued by a third-party. Essential InfoSec as a CERT-In-empanelled information security consulting firm seeks to deliver high end and specialized information security services and helps to achieve customer satisfaction and addresses information security challenges of the organizations.  

Fundamental Aspects of SSL certificates

• SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is recognised as a protocol for creating secure links between a web server and a browser and it encrypts the exchange information between a website and its visitors that protects sensitive information including passwords, personal information by third parties.
• SSL is signed by a significant certification authority (CA) which ensures the identification of the website owners and transmitted information to secure SSL connection.
•  SSL certificates entail a public key and a private key which is used to decrypt the data while the public key is used to encrypt the transmitted information between the server and the browser.

Usage SSL certificates to Essential InfoSec Websites

• Essential InfoSec as a security consulting firm provides information security services including security assessment services, information technology services and data prevention services while SSL helps the organization to allow basic encryption and certifies ownership of the website.
• SSL certificates within Essential InfoSec helps to encrypt data, reducing the data breaches risks and ensuring confidentiality of the personal data of Consumers. Additionally, SSL certificates provide phishing attacks which can be confirmed by connecting the legitimate site and it utilizes tools including SSL labs’ SSL test to verify the correctly installed and configured SSL certificate.
• In reducing Phishing attacks, Essential InfoSec provides several information security solutions including ‘InfoSEc IQ’, multi factor authentication implementation including “Business email compromise” and allows regular security awareness training. In this context, SSL certificates increase the reliability of users and improve SEO management.

Thus, Essential InfoSec implements SSL certificates as an essential aspect that creates modern web development and increases security, enhances SEO and emphasizes the reliability of consumers and creates a secure website to provide safe experience to the website visitors.