{"id":8934,"date":"2018-09-05T13:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T13:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebrandservices.com\/?p=8934"},"modified":"2024-07-16T09:29:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T09:29:11","slug":"ssl-certificate-deadlines-are-you-ready-for-googles-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebrand.com\/fr\/blog\/ssl-certificate-deadlines-are-you-ready-for-googles-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL certificate deadlines: are you ready for Google’s changes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Firstly, how can your achieve HTTPS encryption? Well, first you have to learn about SSL certificates. An SSL certificate (aka Secure Socket Layer) is, essentially, a set of cryptographic protocols that provide communications security over a computer network. Banking details, credit card numbers, and other private information transmitted from a user\u2019s web browser to a site\u2019s server is encrypted, preventing thieves from intercepting it. And, thanks to Google\u2019s efforts to create a safer, more secure Internet, SSL certificate is increasingly commonplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More and more website owners and developers are using SSL certificates, specifically those which provide HTTPS encryption (as opposed to now-dated HTTP encryption.) HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) provides end-to-end encryption of all information sent and received over a website, securing and protecting users from criminal interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, everyone is more or less expected to provide HTTPS encryption. Customers, increasingly nervous about sharing sensitive information online, know what trust indicators – green padlock, trust badge – to look for. And if you can\u2019t provide those indicators, they won\u2019t think twice about leaving you for a site that can. In fact, Google is encouraging them to do just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google gets serious about HTTPS encryption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An SSL certificate is an easy, cost-effective way for website owners to secure online transactions. And, now, if you don\u2019t provide HTTPS encryption, Google will toss you into the  penalty box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The search engine giant has been stepping up its efforts to create a more secure Internet, making an SSL certificate more necessary than ever. Just take a look at these updates to Chrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrome 68, July 2018 release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the July 2018 release of Chrome 68, Google is flagging any website without HTTPS encryption as \u201cnot secure\u201d. And not only that but users will not see in their browsers the familiar padlock, green text, and HTTPS which indicates a site is not suspicious. In other words, users will immediately understand that the site is unsafe for sharing personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrome 69, September 2018 release<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With the release of Chrome 69, users no longer see the green \u201cSecure\u201d lettering they currently see in sites which use HTTPS. (Eventually, the green padlock will go, too.) The security itself won\u2019t change, though. Basically, Google is alerting users to the fact that HTTPS is the new normal and, unless they\u2019re told otherwise, they can rest assured a site is using the proper encryption without too much attention being called to the fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrome 70, October 2018 release<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With Chrome 70, users will see a red \u201cnot secure\u201d warning whenever they are about to enter data into an insecure HTTP page. Google has not done this in the past because HTTP usage was too high and, therefore, it was unrealistic to mark every page with a warning. But now that HTTPS is standard, Google is taking the step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How EBRAND SSL certificates support HTTPS Encryption <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

EBRAND offers three SSL certificates, all of which deliver different levels of online security<\/a> according to your unique needs. All certificates provide HTTPS encryption, are supported by Google Chrome, and are easy to activate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domain Validated SSL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n