Your visitors use the http protocol to connect to your site. The http protocol magically allows us to reach anyone from Kenyans to Kalamazooans. Kalamazoans? Kalamozonians? Oh nevermind.
Unfortunately, sometimes snoopers, often referred to as “internet hackers”, are nosey. They eavesdrop on what our visitors share with us.
This is especially disastrous when we are sharing things like phone numbers, credit card numbers, or sensitive account information.
An SSL, which stands for Secure Sockets Layer, ensures any data that your visitors send is encrypted.
This means that data looks jumbled to prying eyes. If a site uses an SSL properly, it will feature an “S” after the “http” in your URL bar.
There’s no need to build this all yourself - just install an SSL on your site, and you are good to go!
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