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Answered: How can SSL Certificates ensure that my wordpress ecommerce website...

It will protect against many forms of hacking an attacks like man-in-the-middle. The ssl will encrpyt your data in transit from your site to the visitor's browsers and vice-versa.

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Answered: Can I create my own ssl certificate?

You can create, install, and use your own certificate (called a self-signed certificate) but it won't be trusted by anyone's browsers. In fact ugly popups or a warning page will be sure to deter...

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Answered: Does the following data stream looked secure to you?

When you implemented the command to do the ssl handshake you could set a flag (like --no-check-certificate) to ignore the name mismatch error, in which case the connection is still encrypted, just not...

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Answered: Do I need to changemy IP address for an SSL certificate to work?

sounds like you have a single ip address which all the websites are trying to use. Either you need to integrate all domains into a single ucc certificate (see https://www.ssl.com/certificates/ucc) and...

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Answered: Can I use wildcard ssl certificates with multi domain ucc certs?

Indeed you can. Just create the wildcard domains (ie *.sitename.com) in the common name field and/or as a SANS (Subject Alternative Names) when you purchase a UCC (or create one). Most CAs will charge...

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Need Help with Wildcard SSL

Hello, I am trying to use a wildcard ssl certificate on an ubuntu server. The wildcard is (unfortunetly) installed on a windows server. I exported the certificate as a PFX file and then used openssl...

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Answered: Multiple domains on SSL IIS7

Thanks Guys, I got it sorted by assinging additional IP's to the server NIC and binding the subdomains needing to use the wildcard SSL to the relevant IP address. I even have one delveopment Catalyst...

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Answered: Are certificate authorities audited? If so who does the audit?

Yes, Certificate Authorities (CAs) go through a Webtrust audit annually. Any of the Webtrust certified auditors, including the Big 4, are able to perform the audit. Once the audit is completed, a CA...

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Answered: How does a Wildcard Certificate Work?

A wildcard certificate works by having the wildcard symbol (aka asterisk) as the subdomain (ie *.ssl.com). Once the browser detects this this wildcard symbol, the browser will allow the ssl certificate...

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Answered: What is the cab forum?

The cabforum is a consortium of certificate authories (or CAs) and browser vendors (such as Microsoft IE, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, etc) that work together to draft basic minimum standards for the...

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Answered: how can i identify whether the connection(url) is having ssl or not ?

Yes, just look for the lock in the url or the bottom of the broswer. Be sure you see https at the beginning of the address in the browser.

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Answered: I hear ssl has had some issues with hacking in the past. What...

Yes it's true, the past couple of years have seen a number of hacks targeting certificate authories. Comodo, Startssl, globalsign, and diginotar all have had varying degrees of hacking attempts (and...

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Answered: Does indexing services work ?

What kind of indexing? indexing as in SEO indexing?

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Answered: security risks of wildcard certificates?

Markus, It depends on how you use the wildcard ssl certificate. Since ssl certificates also provide authentication information about the website, allowing random subdomains to be created on your...

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Answered: How to Install SSL trial certificate in Glassfish

Have you already installed the certificate into your java keystore?

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Answered: SSL Certificate

There are lot of SSL Certificates. InstantSSL is the complete trust solution for your website. 

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Answered: Tomcat and Exchange on same server - 1 SSL Certificate

What happened is the request you sent to the CA (in this case godaddy) did not come from the certificate that you are trying to match up with the signed certificate that godaddy sent you.  The short...

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Isn’t binary option trading much like gambling?

They say it is a new form of investment that’s easy as pie. Is it a legitimate way recognized by investors?

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Answered: Who are the people behind a UK essay writing service?

Hello there ;) Well, I don’t really know much about them but I have this friend who is part of the "UK essay writing service" and he has told me that there company are investing a great deal of time...

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http does not change to Https

I was ready on your Web site what is SSL,  in the try it section where its mentioned that click on lod in button the http will change to https, it DOES NOT CHANGED :( its still http and  also i cant...

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