SSL certificates

[sphericalcat]

er... I feel really daft asking this... What is an SSL certificate?

 

[sphericalcat]

Ok, so it is essentially an encryption key and a kind of "passport" provided by some third party, right?

When you say it's a assigned to a server, do you mean a domain name or the actual host server? Would I typically need to contact my host to get one?

Thanks.

 

[sphericalcat]

Thank you very much, that's basically the information I was after.