{"id":12759,"date":"2017-03-08T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/?p=12759"},"modified":"2017-08-22T15:21:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T22:21:06","slug":"ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"How SSL Certificates Give Your URL the Cone of Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The SSL Certificate has been kicking around for a while\u00a0as yet another tool in the website protection toolbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">You\u2019ve seen it before, the \u201cs\u201d at the end of \u201chttp\u201d and the tiny green lock icon with the word, \u201cSecure\u201d next to it. Those have appeared in the address bar of big sites for a long time and you probably always thought https was just for the most high trafficked ecommerce sites on the Web.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Now, https is showing up everywhere: on small blogs and medium sized business sites, and you&#8217;re wondering if your sites should have https too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The answer is, yes, all web sites should have SSL certificates to give the URL a \u201chttps\u201d preface.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">What are SSL Certificates?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The acronym &#8220;SSL&#8221; stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which is a worldwide standard in security technology. SSLs enable communication between a web browser and a web server to be encrypted and is particularly important for protecting sensitive information like credit card numbers, usernames, passwords, emails, etc. from being stolen or tampered with by hackers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/best-list-of-tips-to-secure-wordpress-websites\/\">Read More: The Best Tips to Securing WordPress Websites and Keeping Hackers Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">First, the SSL authenticates the identity of the website and guarantees to visitors that they\u2019re not on a bogus site. Then, the SSL encrypts any data being transmitted the site and the visitor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you want a cultural reference, SSL creates a \u201ccone of silence\u201d between the website and the user.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">To create this secure cone of silence, you need to create a SSL certificate (or \u201cdigital certificate\u201d) and install it on your web server.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">SSL Types<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Not all SSL Certificates are created equal. There are three different types of SSL.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Single \u2013 secures one fully-qualified domain name or subdomain name<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Wildcard &#8211; covers one domain name and an unlimited number of its subdomains<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Multi-Domain \u2013 secures multiple domain names<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"p2\">Validation types<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\">The level of SSL validation also varies depending on the amount of investigation into the site&#8217;s owners. And money.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Domain Validation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This level is the cheapest SSL and it covers basic encryption and verification of the ownership of the domain name registration.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Organization Validation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In addition to basic encryption of the site\u2019s content and verification of ownership of the domain name registration, Organization Validation also authenticates personal details of the owner.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Extended Validation<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This provides the highest degree of security because of the thorough examination it requires. In addition to ownership of the domain name registration and entity authentication, the legal, physical and operational existence of the entity is verified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12773\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12773 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1.png\" alt=\"free-ssl-certificate-3-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"38\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1.png 600w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1-200x13.png 200w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1-500x32.png 500w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1-150x10.png 150w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-3-1-1-300x19.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Extended Validation also give your site the added perk of having the site name featured in the URL in a bright green font.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Why your site should have a SSL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The most fundamental reason a site needs a SSL Certificate is because it collects and stores personal and sensitive information. Those could be:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Usernames and passwords<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Credit card numbers<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Bank information<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Names, addresses<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Birthdates<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Social security numbers<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Business contracts<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Email lists<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Medical records<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">So you say to yourself, my little blogsite doesn\u2019t sell anything, and all the name and emails I collect are stored on the secure servers of Mailchimp or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aweber.com\/easy-email.htm?id=473616&amp;utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=static&amp;utm_content=728x90lesstime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AWeber<\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Why does my site need an https?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">This brings us to the peripheral, but more crucial reason to obtain SSL certification:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Google demands https<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Since <a href=\"https:\/\/webmasters.googleblog.com\/2014\/08\/https-as-ranking-signal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August of 2014, Google<\/a> has used HTTPs as a signal for ranking in its search engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cFor now it&#8217;s only a very lightweight signal\u2014affecting fewer than 1% of global queries, and carrying less weight than other signals such as high-quality content\u2014while we give webmasters time to switch to HTTPS. But over time, we may decide to strengthen it, because we\u2019d like to encourage all website owners to switch from HTTP to HTTPS to keep everyone safe on the web.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">That bit about \u201cover time\u201d? Well, the time is now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/security.googleblog.com\/2016\/09\/moving-towards-more-secure-web.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September of 2016, Google<\/a> said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBeginning in January 2017 (Chrome 56), we\u2019ll mark HTTP pages that collect passwords or credit cards as non-secure, as part of a long-term plan to mark all HTTP sites as non-secure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence\/http-pages-in-chrome\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12784\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12784 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome.png\" alt=\"HTTp pages in chrome\" width=\"500\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome.png 500w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome-200x97.png 200w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome-450x219.png 450w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/HTTp-pages-in-chrome-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Imagine how a warning like that would affect your traffic, as well as your users&#8217; confidence in your site?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As for getting a SSL bump, I noticed more traffic to this site last fall after getting a https prefix, so there&#8217;s that.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Where to get SSL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">There are a number of SSL Certificate Authorities authorized to issue digital certificates to people and companies, both free and paid.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Paid SSL<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">You can find and compare them at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sslshopper.com\/certificate-authority-reviews.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL Shopper.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">While the certificate may be the same across the board, each provider will have different levels of products, prices and customer support on offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">According to SSL Shopper, the cheapest Single Domain Name SSL Certificate appears to be $17 for 3 years from GeoTrust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Free SSL<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">But, if you like free things, there\u2019s a new SSL kid in town and it\u2019s name is <a href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence\/free-ssl-certificate-4-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12774\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12774 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1.png\" alt=\"let's encrypt-ssl-certificate-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1.png 600w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1-200x51.png 200w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1-500x128.png 500w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1-150x38.png 150w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/free-ssl-certificate-4-1-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">According to their About page:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cLet\u2019s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public\u2019s benefit. It is a service provided by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">We give people the digital certificates they need in order to enable HTTPS (SSL\/TLS) for websites, for free, in the most user-friendly way we can. We do this because we want to create a more secure and privacy-respecting Web.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/how-it-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how the Let\u2019s Encrypt domain validation works<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Let\u2019s Encrypt is offered through almost all the major web hosting providers. This particular site receives Let\u2019s Encrypt support through our host, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudways.com\/en\/wordpress-cloud-hosting.php?id=66754&amp;a_bid=ae0e7607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudways<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Free SSLs are also offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloudflare<\/a>.\u00a0They offer a shared SSL certificate on their free plan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">And coming soon for individuals and businesses is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freessl.com\/#home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FreeSSL<\/a>, a free SSL certificate project from Symantec.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">After the SSL is installed<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Once your SSL Certificate is installed and confirmed through a tool like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sslshopper.com\/ssl-checker.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL Checker<\/a>,\u00a0there are still some tasks to complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you\u2019re building a brand new site and SSL was the third thing you did after registering the domain name and opening a hosting account, you\u2019re in for smooth sailing. Build on!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">But if you\u2019re switching an existing site to https, there are a few more miles to go before you sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">On WordPress<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">You\u2019ll need to change the addresses on your General Setting pages from \u201chttp\u201d to \u201chttps.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">To reconfigure all your blogsite\u2019s pages and posts to the SSL protocol, install a plugin like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/really-simple-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Really Simple SSL<\/a>, which automatically detects your settings and configures your website to run over https. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">At Google<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Google Analytics\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>will need a new account. This time, pull the dropdown to &#8220;https&#8221; during registration. Take the new code snippet and replace the old code with it in your Theme Header.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/ssl-certificates-give-url-cone-silence\/google-analytics-setting-up-property\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12776\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12776 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property.png\" alt=\"Google analytics setting up property\" width=\"717\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property.png 905w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-200x109.png 200w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-500x271.png 500w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-600x326.png 600w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/blogsitestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Google-analytics-setting-up-property-768x417.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">In your dashboard you\u2019ll have both accounts visible. The old http account will drop off and the new https will begin tracking at the time of installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Webmaster Tools<\/strong> needs a new account as well, fronted by the \u201chttps\u201d prefix. Do what you did before to verify it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\">Stay secure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">WordPress has just updated to version 4.7.3 and you know what that means. 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You\u2019ve seen it before, the \u201cs\u201d at the end of \u201chttp\u201d and the tiny green lock icon with the word, \u201cSecure\u201d next to it. 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