This article is shared by Huawei cloud community “Don’t know SSL certificate is just needed? Hurry up to know”, author: Yaori.

You’ve probably been in the situation where you open a website and the browser pops up with a warning that says, “Your connection to this website is not secure. Because this connection is not secure, information (such as passwords or credit cards) cannot be securely sent to this site and may be intercepted or seen by others “.

If you are careful, you must have noticed that some urls start with HTTPS and some with HTTP. Sites that start with HTTPS will have a small lock in front of them.

In the face of such unsafe tips, we should be vigilant to avoid damage into the pit. Next, let’s have a look at this small lock is what to use? How does a website add this magic lock? It all starts with HTTP.

What is HTTPS?

HTTP protocol, also known as hypertext Transfer protocol, is a stateless application layer protocol based on request and response. It usually transmits data based on TCP/IP protocol. It is the most widely used network protocol on the Internet, and all websites must comply with this protocol. HTTP was originally intended to provide a way to publish and receive web pages. In fact, we all need HTTP protocol, when you open a page or APP, HTTP is running.

However, HTTP protocol has an obvious defect, that is, the data it transmits is in plain text, for example, you input your credit card account number, password, verification code and other information on the website, click send, sent without encryption, if someone hijacked the data you sent, is it possible to see your account password and other information? With this information, can an attacker just swipe your card? In real life, it is true that people around you are often heard to be “stolen brush”, all because of the disclosure of these sensitive information.

The HTTPS protocol, as the name suggests, adds a lock to HTTP to make the protocol more secure. The extra lock, called “S”, is SSL, the protagonist of today. Therefore, HTTPS is a transmission protocol for secure communication over the computer network. It establishes a secure channel through SSL to encrypt the data transmitted through HTTP, provides identity authentication for websites, and protects the privacy and integrity of the data exchanged between users and websites. In this way, even if the data is stolen, there is no way to know its contents because it has been encrypted.

With SSL protection, you do not have to worry about your account password, bank card verification code and so on being stolen in Taobao shopping and Baidu search every day.

In addition to improving security, SSL certificate-protected sites can also improve brand goodwill and SEO search rankings. Baidu, Google and other search engines encourage websites to use SSL to construct HTTPS, and their search rankings also favor HTTPS content, in order to provide more secure and better website access experience for netizens.

Ok, so how do you use SSL certificates to protect your website?

First, of course, you have to purchase an SSL certificate.

What is an SSL certificate?

An SSL certificate is a type of digital certificate, also called HTTPS certificate. It is bound to a domain name or IP address and is used for HTTPS encryption of websites, apps, and small programs. After the SSL certificate is installed on the server, the browser address bar starts with HTTPS and displays the security lock symbol before it. The leading SSL certificate brands are GlobalSign, GeoTrust, and CFCA

The SSL certificate applies to the following scenarios:

  • E-commerce, ticketing, hotels and other online payment services
  • Highly private websites of banking systems, financial institutions, etc
  • Government enterprises, medical, universities, scientific research related portal
  • SEO search engines as the main source of traffic to the site
  • Mailbox based enterprise communication platform

Advantages of Huawei cloud certificate service products:

Huawei Cloud provides secure and reliable certificate services. Customers can choose a certificate service that is suitable for them as required. There are special activities:

Industry examples (not absolutely, just for reference) :

  • E-commerce: GlobalSign OV
  • Education: GlobalSign OV; GeoTrust OV
  • Car: GeoTrust OV
  • Finance: Digi Cert EV

High energy ahead!!

Participate in”Huawei Cloud Incentive promotion plan”, recommend the webmaster, friends and customers around you to use huawei cloud certificate services, you can get rebates, and the income is considerable.

And, if it is the corresponding multi-domain site, the need to buy multiple certificates oh, even if the recommendation of a single, there are at least 22% of the rebate, sell more, pinch a calculation, rounding can earn a small goal, interested developers might as well try to recommend, there will be unexpected benefits.

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