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What is ssl and how can I use it to make my site secure?

Can anyone please tell me about SSL and how it can be used to secure a website?

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SSL is an encryption method that allows you to send data securely over http. If you've seen a site with https: // at the beginning, it means it is using SSL. To use ssl to secure your own site, you need a hosting that supports it (in most cases), you need to purchase an SSL certificate from a signing center (Verisign example), and you need to write to your web app to switch to ssl when necessity.



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SSL does not protect your site - it simply encrypts the flow of information between the server and the browser. Despite SSL, you will still be vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting, unidentified requests, etc ...



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