{"id":9028,"date":"2022-06-27T11:23:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T11:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/?p=9028"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:02:48","slug":"how-to-get-an-ssl-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/how-to-get-an-ssl-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get An SSL Certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this article, we will explain to you what an SSL certificate is and why you need an SSL Certificate for your website.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is an Internet security technology that uses encryption. Netscape introduced it in 1995 as a way to provide privacy, authentication, and data integrity in Internet interactions. SSL is the forerunner of today&#8217;s TLS encryption standard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of &#8220;HTTP,&#8221; a website that uses SSL\/TLS has &#8220;HTTPS&#8221; in its URL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since Google released an upgrade in 2018, making the &#8220;HTTPS&#8221; prefix before your website is necessary. An SSL certificate has become a must-have. Sites that do not have an SSL certificate, i.e., those that do not have &#8220;HTTPS&#8221; before them, have seen a significant drop in ranking.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers who use Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS Hosting, or Dedicated Server Hosting can purchase SSL certificates. In any event, you&#8217;ll have to buy them from a third-party source other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bodHOST<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our SSL certificate plans, as well as third-party certificates, come with free installation. Getting an SSL certificate obtained from bodHOST is a quick and easy process that takes only a few minutes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whereas third-party SSL takes longer because additional steps are required to ensure a speedy installation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, buy your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/ssl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSL certificate<\/a> from bodHOST and boost your SEO position while also expanding your consumer base.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SSL-Certificate-Plans.png\" alt=\"SSL-Certificate-Plans\" width=\"732\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SSL-Certificate-Plans.png 732w, https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SSL-Certificate-Plans-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We hope that you now have a good understanding of what an SSL is and why you need an SSL for your website. 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