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Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by chukzyfcbb: 12:15pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Shuayb0:uhmm maybe I didn't write it out well yes SSL is the job of the site to secure the assets the users is trying to access from prying eyes. However that digitally signed certificate that contains the private keys of both the web server and the web client can be installed (I stand to be corrected). The thing is most browsers already comes with these certificates pre-installed, but hackers can make you install certificates if you visit rogue sites. Haven't you encountered that notification that says "this site certificate isn't trusted, click this to install bla bla". That happens when the digitally signed certificate isn't recognised by the web browser , so the server presents its own certificate. So that's that bro, users can install it. even android phones can |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Shuayb0(m): 1:19pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Sir, this is how it works. If you require a digitally signed certificate, you generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) from your web server, which comes with your server's private key. All modern web browsers have Root Certificates of major Certificate Authorities. After providing the CSR, your choice Certificate Authority provides an SSL, which contains a Digitally Signed certificate for your server, a root certificate and an Intermediate certificate, all these form a chain of certificates. However, If after installing an SSL on your server (lets assume a rogue one), the web browser connecting to the server cannot recognize your root certificate or cannot match it with the one it has, then you get a warning. But if it's from a trusted CA you don't. So what is existing in browsers isn't the actual certificate, but a root certificate of recognized CAs. chukzyfcbb: |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Shuayb0(m): 1:25pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Is it a wordpress site or what kind of server environment was it installed on? Obagoblog: |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Obagoblog(m): 2:24pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Shuayb0:Yeah... Wordpress site |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Shuayb0(m): 2:54pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Please install Really Simple SSL plugin, it will show you a prompt to click. After clicking, logout and login again, your traffic should be routed via https. Obagoblog: |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by chukzyfcbb: 3:44pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Shuayb0:yes you are correct, that was what I was tryna explain but I guess I wasn't detailed on that. You are spot on |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Obagoblog(m): 9:50pm On Jul 13, 2018 |
Shuayb0:Thank you.. I'll try it out |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Afrocentric: 2:55pm On Jul 14, 2018 |
TechCapon:brother, what is your new host? |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by TechCapon(m): 3:39pm On Jul 14, 2018 |
Afrocentric:namecheap |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by Afrocentric: 6:37pm On Jul 14, 2018 |
TechCapon:is it Nigerian hosting company? |
Re: Advantages Of Securing Your Website With SSL Certificates. by TechCapon(m): 9:07pm On Jul 14, 2018 |
Afrocentric:American. |
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