Web Hosting Glossary

SSL - Secure Sockets Layer

SSL refers to the Secure Sockets Layer which allows the transfer of data in a secure environment. it is commonly used for performing secure transactions on the Internet such as in the transmission of customer data and credit card numbers.

Through SSL, the transaction data is encrypted and transmitted from the customer to the company's database. The encryption strength of SSL commonly used among web visitors is 128-bit. The higher the number, the stronger the encryption and the harder it is to crack.