What is SSL / Secure Certificate?

SSL and Secure Certificates provide security for your website by encrypting communications between the server and the person visiting the website.

In order to use SSL, you need to have an SSL Certificate (also known as a Secure Certificate) installed on your server, a dedicated IP address, and visitors to your website need to use a modern web browser, such as recent versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome.

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