{"id":423,"date":"2011-02-22T02:45:07","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T08:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supportpro.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2018-10-04T06:17:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:17:42","slug":"how-does-ssl-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/blog\/how-does-ssl-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How does SSL works?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> A customer makes a connection to <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> on an SSL port, typically 443. This connection is denoted with https instead of http.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> sends back its public key to the customer. Once customer receives it, his\/her browser decides if it is al-right to proceed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> public key must NOT be expired<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> public key must be for <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> only<\/li>\n<li>The client must have the public key for Third Party SSL issuer, installed in their browser certificate store. 99.9% of all modern browsers (1998+) include the most of the Third Party SSL issuer&#8217;s root certificate. If the customer has hird Party SSL issuer&#8217;s trusted public key, then they can trust that they are really communicating with Domain, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> If the customer decides to trust the certificate, then the customer will be sent to <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> his\/her public key.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> will next create a unique hash and encrypt it using both the customer&#8217;s public key and <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a>&#8216;s private key, and send this back to the client.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5:<\/strong> Customer&#8217;s browser will decrypt the hash. This process shows that the <a href=\"http:\/\/domain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">domain.com<\/a> sent the hash and only the customer is able to read it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6:<\/strong> Customer and website can now securely exchange information.<\/p>\n<p>If you require help, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportpro.com\/requestquote.php\">contact SupportPRO Server Admin<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2725694\/9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/2725694\/9d590242-d641-4383-94b4-8cfd62f0af6b.png\" alt=\"Server not running properly? 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