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Understanding HTTPS

2 min read
Beginner
Updated Jan 10, 2024
HTTPS Security SEO Performance

HTTPS encrypts traffic between your visitors and server, preventing interception and tampering. Modern browsers mark plain HTTP as "Not Secure".

Key Benefits
Security
  • Blocks man-in-the-middle attacks
  • Protects credentials and form data
  • Prevents content injection
Performance
  • Enables HTTP/2 multiplexing
  • Header compression
  • Faster subsequent requests
SEO
  • Search engines prefer secure origins
  • Ranking factor for Google
  • Required for modern web features
Trust
  • Builds visitor confidence
  • Required for payments
  • Professional appearance

All domains hosted with us can enable HTTPS at zero cost using Let's Encrypt certificates.