If you’ve ever noticed a little padlock symbol next to a website’s URL in your browser, you’ve already become aware of the presence of a TLS certificate, even if you weren’t 100 percent sure what it meant. Behind that symbol lies an essential part of internet security, known as TLS, or Transport Layer Security. Conversely,…

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol that provides secure communication over a computer network, most commonly used for securing internet traffic. TLS evolved from Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), and while the terms SSL and TLS are often used interchangeably, TLS is the more modern and secure protocol, as SSL has since been deprecated.…

A Certificate Authority (CA) is a trusted entity responsible for issuing, managing, and revoking digital certificates. These certificates, commonly known as SSL/TLS certificates, authenticate the identity of websites and enable secure, encrypted connections. When a website uses “HTTPS” at the start of its URL, that’s a sign that a CA has issued an SSL/TLS certificate…

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website’s identity and enables an encrypted connection between a server and a client, most commonly a web browser. This encryption is critical for protecting sensitive data exchanged online, such as login credentials, personal information, and payment details.