Free SSL Certificate for Website Secure Connection
Dear all website owner webmasters and web designer
The recent Google algorithm required that websites should run in a secured mode in order to rank higher in Google search results. A secure mode is the website running using https:// protocol
SSL certificate limit in a greater percentages the possibility for website hacking and illegal access to the sensitive administrative areas. These areas include website control panel and in cms backend areas.
The latest cyber security survey shows that at least 90 websites out of 100 suffer some sort of cyber attack including hacking and phishing.
To address the cyber insecurity, the latest cPanel update (58) support and provide the option for you to use a free SSL certificates in your website.
The SSL certificate is issued by:
Common name: cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority
Organization: cPanel, Inc.
And the CA is being signed by Comodo one of the leading brands when it comes to SSL certificates and overal Cyber security:
Common name: COMODO RSA Certification Authority
Organization: COMODO CA Limited
The SSL certificates are being issued with a 90 days lifespan and will be renewed and reinstalled automatically one week before expiration. No actions are required by you.
While the SSL certificates are being installed absolutely automatically without any need of your interaction, website owner webmasters and or web designer will need to force an HTTPS:// connection over HTTP://
The easiest way to implement this is by editing or creating a .htaccess file into the root domain folder normally “public_html”. Please see the htaccess.txt file for the contents of the .htaccess file you will need to input.
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$
RewriteRule ^.*$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
A website url running in a secure mode appear when an https:// protocol preceded the domain with or without www. A website running in an insecure mode will always exclude an https:// protocol
A website url running in a secure mode appear when an https:// protocol preceded the domain with or without www.
Do you feel you cannot implement this requirement, please use your inhouse webmaster or web designer/developer or you can contact us and we will be glad to save you.
