What is an SSL Certificate?

An SSL certificate is used for server authentication, data encryption, and message integrity checks.  It is most used for online e-commerce websites. Valid SSL certificates confirm the identity of your website and allows you to encrypt payment transactions in 128-bit SSL (secure socket layer) encryption.
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