Protecting Against Web Application Threats Using SSL

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Protecting Against Web Application Threats Using SSL - Chapter 1: How SSL Certificates Can Protect Online Business and Maintain Customer Trust

What underlies SSL certificates is a well-established method for securing communication and authenticating services. To better understand how SSL certificates can protect online business, it helps to know something about the inner workings of SSL. Working with SSL certificates is a bit like driving a car - you do not need to be an auto mechanic to drive a car, but it can help to know the basics of how your engine and transmission work. This chapter is organized into three sections: How SSL certificates work Web applications with and without SSL certificate protection Authentication and trust The first section looks under the hood of an SSL certificate to describe its components and how they work to secure communications and support authentication. The second section continues the look-under-the-hood approach and considers how an application without SSL certificate protections operates differently than one using SSL certificates. In the third section, continuing our regimen of delving into the implementation details of SSL certificates, we look at how SSL certificates are created, the different types of SSL certificates, and the role of SSL certificate providers in establishing and maintaining a trust relationship between providers of SSL certificates, businesses that use them, and customers that expect the kinds of protections they provide.

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