Before we dive in to knowing the importance of SSL for websites, let us first learn what SSL is and what it is used for?

Perhaps, you must have observed that some website URLs start with http and some starting with https. The letter “s” stands for secure (encryption) and differentiates the both states of hyper text transfer protocol. This can only be validated with a SSL certificate which stands for secure socket layer.

SSL secures the connection between your device and the server where the website is hosted. Any bot or person trying to breach the connection will have to break the combination of SSL which encrypts the data, in simple words entire data that sent and received from server is behind a door that has hundreds of locks. Read more