<p><firstimage="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pc.jpg"><img class="align-left" style="border: 0px none; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; float: right;" src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/pc.jpg" alt="free ssl certificates" width="231" height="231" />A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate helps us to encrypt the data being transmitted via the Internet.
It will come in handy if you are running a blog or a personal webpage and logging into them from an unsecured public access WiFi Hotspot (such as coffee shops, airports etc).</p>
<p>Transmission of your login information over an unsecured connection can be intercepted and hacked. Internet security is a topic of interest for <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-keep-your-credit-cards-safe-when-shopping-online/">MUO authors</a> and <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/surf-internet-secure-ssl-connection/">our readers</a> alike.</p>
<p>SSL certificates encrypt the login data before transmitting them to your ISP/server making it harder for eavesdroppers to break in. That’s exactly why banks, financial institutions, ecommerce sites etc. use SSL for securing login information, user identity information and credit card data.</p>
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SSL certificates cost a lot if bought from providers like Verisign, GoDaddy etc. For those us who don’t run mission critical portals, that is not an option. Let us see how to get free SSL certificates from <a href="http://www.startssl.com">StartSSL</a>.</p>
<h2>Obtaining The Free SSL Certificate</h2>
<p>A simple signup form kickstarts the process of getting the free SSL certificate. All the details, including home/company address to phone number are mandatory requirements.
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