- SSL certificates are issued by Certificate Authorities who research companies to verify their true identities by validating the domain owner details. (More vigorous SSL certificate background checks are required for certain certificates.)
- Valid SSL certificates display a noticeable secure site seal plus a secure https address in the web browser. There is also a visible padlock in the browser. These trust-bearing symbols assure users that a given website’s identity is true.
- SSL certificates, when enacted on a website, encrypts data entered by users, securing it from outsiders.
- A decrypted web page is unscrambled in an “SSL hand-shake” when a user makes a request over a secured connection and the website’s identity is true. Think of this as a top-secret code that only the user’s web browser and the website’s server can decrypt.
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