How does SSL works?

Processing transactions securely on the web means that we need to be able to transmit information between the web site and the customer in a manner that makes it difficult for other people to intercept and read. SSL, or Secure Sockets Layer, takes care of this for us and it works through a combination of programs and encryption/decryption routines that exist on the web hosting computer and in browser programs (like Netscape and Internet Explorer) used by the internet public.

 

SSL Overview from the Customer's Browser viewpoint

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• Browser checks the certificate to make sure that the site you are connecting to is the real site and not someone intercepting


• Determine encryption types that the browser and web site server can both use to understand each other


• Browser and Server send each other unique codes to use when scrambling (or encrypting) the information that will be sent


• The browser and Server start talking using the encryption, the web browser shows the encrypting icon, and web pages are processed secured

Processing transactions securely on the web means that we need to be able to transmit information between the web site and the customer in a manner that makes it difficult for other people.