{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-dictionary-term-tsx","path":"/dictionary/ssl-certificate","result":{"data":{"contentfulDictionaryTerm":{"title":"SSL Certificate","slug":"ssl-certificate","descriptionMeta":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"rawMarkdownBody":" Find out how to use a security certificate and its features here. Learn what they are, how they work, and which ones you need for your site."}},"body":{"body":"# SSL Certificate\n\nDenoted by HTTPS (instead of HTTP) in the URL of a website, this security certificate serves two main purposes. First, it authenticates the website providing information confirmed by the Certificate Authorities about the identity of the entity serving the website, which can be viewed by any person who selects the padlock icon on their browser’s URL bar. It also enables encryption, which ensures that sensitive information exchanged on the website cannot be intercepted and read by anyone other than the intended recipient.","childMarkdownRemark":{"htmlAst":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"h1","properties":{"id":"ssl-certificate","style":"position:relative;"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"SSL Certificate"},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"#ssl-certificate","ariaLabel":"ssl certificate permalink","className":["anchor","after"]},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"svg","properties":{"ariaHidden":"true","focusable":"false","height":"16","version":"1.1","viewBox":"0 0 16 16","width":"16"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"path","properties":{"fillRule":"evenodd","d":"M4 9h1v1H4c-1.5 0-3-1.69-3-3.5S2.55 3 4 3h4c1.45 0 3 1.69 3 3.5 0 1.41-.91 2.72-2 3.25V8.59c.58-.45 1-1.27 1-2.09C10 5.22 8.98 4 8 4H4c-.98 0-2 1.22-2 2.5S3 9 4 9zm9-3h-1v1h1c1 0 2 1.22 2 2.5S13.98 12 13 12H9c-.98 0-2-1.22-2-2.5 0-.83.42-1.64 1-2.09V6.25c-1.09.53-2 1.84-2 3.25C6 11.31 7.55 13 9 13h4c1.45 0 3-1.69 3-3.5S14.5 6 13 6z"},"children":[]}]}]}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n"},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Denoted by HTTPS (instead of HTTP) in the URL of a website, this security certificate serves two main purposes. First, it authenticates the website providing information confirmed by the Certificate Authorities about the identity of the entity serving the website, which can be viewed by any person who selects the padlock icon on their browser’s URL bar. It also enables encryption, which ensures that sensitive information exchanged on the website cannot be intercepted and read by anyone other than the intended recipient."}]}],"data":{"quirksMode":false}}}}}},"pageContext":{"title":"SSL Certificate","slug":"ssl-certificate","keepLearning":[{"title":"Scareware","slug":"scareware"},{"title":"Search Hijacking","slug":"search-hijacking"},{"title":"Smishing","slug":"smishing"}],"breadcrumb":{"location":"/dictionary/ssl-certificate","crumbs":[{"pathname":"/","crumbLabel":"Homepage"},{"pathname":"/dictionary","crumbLabel":"dictionary"},{"pathname":"/dictionary/ssl-certificate","crumbLabel":"ssl-certificate"}]}}},"staticQueryHashes":["1614255152"]}