Secure Socket Layers, also known as "SSL" is a cryptographic protocol widely used to provide security over internet connections and internal networks. Secure Socket Layers (SSL) allows your sensitive information, such as your credit card numbers, and login credentials to be safely and securely transmitted.

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Internet browsers have the capability to interact with servers whether they are secure or not. However, browsers do not trust all websites and use SSL Certificates to verify the security of a data link. SSL Certificates can be made by anyone capable enough. To ensure that your browsing experience is not putting your data at risk, browsers will not mark a website as trusted unless they have an SSL Certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority.

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Without a certificate from a Certificate Authority on your browsers list of trusted organizations, you may possibly be at risk of hacking and information theft when browsing on an unsecured network. For an organization to be added to a stored list of trusted Certificate Authority, a company must comply with all security standards and be audited against security and authentication requirements established by your browser.