Using SSL certificates with InterWox, you could improve your website security while encouraging more trusting and confident visitors. SSL certificates can help improve your search rankings and protect websites from specific online dangers.

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<p>SSL certificates are, in essence, digital certificates for your website. They certify your website's identity, making sure that conversations between your visitors and your server are secure. SSL certificates are a security server on your website's padlock, preventing hackers from sneaking into conversations about visitors' information. InterWorx is an Advanced Web Hosting Control Panel that makes all the file management, database configuration, and other website settings easy to manage.</p><h2>Understandings SSL Certificates</h2><p>SSL certificates are also known as Secure Sockets Layer certificates. These are digital certificates to prove the authenticity of the website and encode the data to be passed from a site to its visitors, ensuring the security of communication and no unwanted interception and misuse of sensitive information such as credit card details and login credentials. CA or Certificate Authority is the third party authorized to be trusted; it issues SSL certificates. They check the identity of the owner of a website and ensure the certificate's authenticity. Based on the level of validation needed, there exist various kinds of SSL certificates.</p><p>The most basic ones are Domain Validation (DV) certificates; these verify only the ownership of that particular domain.&nbsp;Organization Validation (OV) certificates validate the domain and the organization that owns the website.&nbsp;Extended Validation (EV) is the most valid form because the identity and authenticity of an organization are verified.</p><h2>Benefits of Using SSL with InterWorx</h2><p>SSL is a developed protocol set for securing communication over a computer network. You shall be able to create a secure connection between visitors, browsers, and your web server by enabling SSL on your site. Here are the benefits of the process:</p><h3>Improved website security</h3><p>It encrypts sensitive data like credit card details, passwords for log-in, and personal data that might pass between your website and visitors, thus securing such information by encrypting them while in transit. Also, activating an SSL prevents phishing. Phishing is a technique of social engineering that is used to persuade website visitors to surrender private information. You can verify that it is your real website and resist phishing attacks by installing an SSL, giving the impression of trustworthiness.</p><h3>Enhanced user trust and confidence</h3><p>Users' changes to a site depend on whether it is SSL enabled. The audience will feel confident when presenting their information with a green padlock in the address bar and the "https" prefix. An SSL certificate also enhances the reputation and credibility of your website, consequently increasing user engagement and loyalty.</p><h3>Better search engine rankings</h3><p>Google ranks HTTPS sites better in search. That is, with SSL turned on your website, you will likely have a better position in search pages, which will make your website better visible and bring in far more organic traffic.</p><h3>Compliance with industry regulations</h3><p>PCI DSS will cover Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard if your website accepts credit card payments. Usually, a fundamental necessity of SSL is to ensure that cardholder data does not fall into the wrong hands because it contains sensitive information. Also, depending on the sector your website falls under and the region you are based in, there can be other regulations as well where SSL is required.</p><h2>Installing an SSL Certificate in InterWorx</h2><p>Securing your website with an SSL certificate is necessary to attract trust from your visitors and protect sensitive data. Here are the steps on how you can get a private key and CSR, as well as configure your website to use HTTPS:</p><ul><li><strong>Generate a private key and CSR:</strong>&nbsp;Go to your control panel and click on SSL Certificates under SiteWorx. Generate a new private key, then retrieve a certificate signing request from that private key.</li><li><strong>Get your SSL Certificate:</strong>&nbsp;Purchase an SSL Certificate from a Certificate Authority. You will receive your SSL certificate and your private key.</li><li><strong>Install your SSL Certificate:</strong>&nbsp;Upload your SSL certificate and private key using SiteWorx. Then, set up your domain on SSL.</li><li><strong>Configuring your website:&nbsp;</strong>Route all your website traffic from HTTP to HTTPS. Change any references hardcoded to your website code to HTTP. Ensure that the content from your site is served over HTTPS.</li></ul><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="100%" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kJSiEQfamKc?si=J6jyj2_c4Mp8z-Sw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><h2>Managing SSL Certificates in InterWorx</h2><p><a href="https://appendix.interworx.com/current/siteworx/domains_and_websites/site_management/setup-ssl-certificate.html#:~:text=InterWorx%20allows%20SiteWorx%20users%20the,yet%20live%20on%20the%20server.">InterWorx SSL certificate management </a>is quite user-friendly. To view installed certificates, you must locate the SSL certificates section on your SiteWorx control panel. From there, you will see each certificate's status, expiration date, and domain. Renewal of a certificate just before expiration is also possible simply by clicking the "Renew" button next to the certificate. Refer to InterWorx documentation or contact their support team if you face any issues with your SSL certificate.</p><h2>Using Let’s Encrypt with InterWorx</h2><p>Let's Encrypt is a free certificate authority that offers SSL certificates for websites. Getting a free certificate from Let's Encrypt for your InterWorx website is pretty hassle-free in itself. Take full advantage of built-in Let's Encrypt integration by InterWorx when creating a certificate for your domain. With some simple steps on-screen, you will get a proper SSL certificate for your website. It automatically renews certificates, so your website does not have to bear the trouble of once-a-year renewal needs.</p><h2>Real-world Examples of InterWorx</h2><figure class="table"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Scenario</strong></th><th><strong>Breach Risk Without SSL</strong></th><th><strong>How SSL Prevented Breach</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>E-commerce Payment Gateway</strong></td><td>Payment details intercepted via man-in-the-middle attacks</td><td>SSL encrypted data, preventing interception</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Login Credentials for Web Apps</strong></td><td>Password theft through sniffing unencrypted traffic</td><td>SSL encrypted login details, securing user data</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Banking Transaction Data</strong></td><td>Financial transaction data exposed to attackers</td><td>SSL encrypted the transaction, preventing access</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Sensitive Email Communications</strong></td><td>Emails hijacked or read by attackers</td><td>SSL secured email transmission, maintaining privacy</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h2>Comparison of InterWorx SSL features with other web hosting platforms</h2><figure class="table"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Feature</strong></th><th><strong>InterWorx SSL</strong></th><th><strong>cPanel</strong></th><th><strong>Plesk</strong></th><th><strong>DirectAdmin</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Automatic SSL Installation</strong></td><td>Yes, via Let's Encrypt</td><td>Yes, AutoSSL support</td><td>Yes, with Let's Encrypt extension</td><td>Yes, with Let's Encrypt</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Wildcard SSL Support</strong></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certificate Management</strong></td><td>Centralized SSL management</td><td>AutoSSL and manual management</td><td>Full control via GUI</td><td>Manual management available</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Custom SSL Certificates</strong></td><td>Upload and manage custom SSLs</td><td>Supported</td><td>Supported</td><td>Supported</td></tr><tr><td><strong>SSL Renewal Automation</strong></td><td>Yes, automatic renewals</td><td>Yes, AutoSSL auto-renewals</td><td>Automatic with Let's Encrypt</td><td>Yes, with Let's Encrypt</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><h2>Wrapping Up</h2><p>Using SSL certificates to protect the data on your website establishes trust with the visitors. SSL certificates encrypt the information that is exchanged between your website and visitors. They prevent unauthorized access, protect privacy, and improve search results for your website. Conversely, InterWorx provides easy tools to manage SSL certificates so that these can be procured, installed, and renewed without any hassle. And, as if that were not enough, Let's Encrypt, now one of the most popular certificate authorities, also issues certificates for free.</p><p>With this, you are protecting your website hosted on InterWorx by SSL while actively protecting your online presence and the experience on your website for its visitors.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">Read More</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="https://devopsden.io/article/how-to-automate-SSL-certificate-renewal-on-SQL-servers">https://devopsden.io/article/how-to-automate-SSL-certificate-renewal-on-SQL-servers</a></p><p style="text-align:justify;">Follow us on</p><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/devopsden/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/devopsden/</a></p>

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