SSL noob setup questions

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Hi
i have given the task of installing a SSL on our server. I know nothing about SSL except what it is and what it does.

How easy is it to install? the server is IIS 6

Do you need a separate certificate per page you want ssl to be on? If not why don't people use ssl throughout their site?

How you set set which page will use ssl? do you code it in or set it in the server settings?

Which company do you recommend to buy from?

hope someone can enlighten me.
 
Sorry, I don't know anything about configuring IIS, never use it.
ultim said:
Do you need a separate certificate per page you want ssl to be on? If not why don't people use ssl throughout their site?
No, you get a certificate for a domain, that works on all pages for the domain. People generally don't use it throughout a site due to the additional processing overhead it creates on the server. If there's no need for it, then there's no point generating extra load on the server. Additionally, SSL pages can be a bit troublesome for search engines, and they're often not cached by browsers = increase in bandwidth and poor SEO.

How you set set which page will use ssl? do you code it in or set it in the server settings?
Link to it with https://.
 
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