{"id":16992,"date":"2018-03-14T02:24:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/?p=16992"},"modified":"2022-04-13T09:55:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T01:55:54","slug":"why-need-ssl-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/why-need-ssl-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do We Need SSL Certificates?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18181 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=696%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SSL Website\" width=\"696\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=696%2C364&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=1068%2C559&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=803%2C420&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1200x628-banner4.jpg?resize=218%2C114&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why SSL Certificates Important for Your Website<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From July onwards, Google will put up explicit warnings on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/google-chrome-begins-flagging-all-http-pages-as-not-secure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all non-HTTPS websites by displaying<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a \u2018Not Secure\u2019 indicator on the URL bar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will definitely make website visitors feel insecure and afraid when accessing such website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, Google has encourage all websites owner to equip their websites with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-security\/ssl\">SSL Certificates<\/a>, as <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL allows websites to be accessed over HTTPS, which encrypts information sent between the visitor and web server. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides security, privacy, and data integrity to your website and your visitors\u2019 data information. Here is the vital reasons <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-security\/ssl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">why do you need a SSL certificate<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4 Reasons Why You Need SSL Certificates For Your Website<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><b>1. SSL encrypts sensitive data<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/3-types-of-ssl-certificate\/\">SSL certificates<\/a> encrypt the information visitors send or receive from your site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very significant because all information on the internet is passed from computer to computer to get to the destination server. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes it possible to have your passwords, credit card PIN numbers or any other sensitive information disclosed by irresponsible parties if the data are not encrypted. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With SSL certificates, all the information will be encrypted and unreadable to everyone except for the person you are sending.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. SSL Certificates is creditable<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/google-ads\">Google Chrome<\/a> will show a lock icon or a green bar in their URL bar for SSL-certified websites to make sure visitors know their connections are safe and secure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, scammers have a particularly difficult time in replicating authentic SSL certificates. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore with SSL certificate, visitors will feel safer and more confident with your website and are willing to share with you their personal information. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. SSL meets PCI compliance standards <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/why-do-you-need-ssl\/\">SSL certificate<\/a> that meets PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance standards, the website won\u2019t be able to take credit card payments. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To meet PCI compliance, websites required SSL certification with proper encryption of at least 128-bit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCI standards assures the right strength of encryption and provides a private connection on any website that requires customers to enter credits cards information and other sensitive data. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. SSL builds your SEO Rankings<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSL certificates is not only valuable to security, but also helps in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/seo\">SEO rankings<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With SSL certification, your website will be ranked higher in search engines like Google Chrome, Yahoo! and Bing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undoubtedly, your targeted audience will be reached more easily and immediately as your website visibility had been increased in the search engine. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>HTTPS for Free! <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exabytes is always concern of their customers and makes sure all their customers stay safe in the online world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, Exabytes has provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-security\/ssl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE SSL Certificates<\/a> for most of their hosting plans, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/web-hosting\/business-web-hosting?utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=sbh&amp;utm_content=ssl-blog\">small business web hosting<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/servers\/ssd-vps?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=vps&amp;utm_content=ssl-blog\"> VPS hosting<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/servers\/dedicated-server?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=server&amp;utm_content=ssl-blog\">dedicated server<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and any others. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, do your websites have SSL certification? If not, get your SSL certificate from<\/span><b> Exabytes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> now, before your websites are marked with \u2018\u2019 NOT SECURE!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/why-do-you-need-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/3-types-of-ssl-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Types of SSL Certificates You Must Know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/boost-sales-adding-ssl-product-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How SSL Certificate Boost Sales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why SSL Certificates Important for Your Website From July onwards, Google will put up explicit warnings on all non-HTTPS websites by displaying a \u2018Not Secure\u2019 indicator on the URL bar. 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