SSL Certificate Explained
Why Stack Overflow recommends it
Stack Overflow users link it as a quick, beginner-friendly primer when someone needs to understand what SSL and certificates do.
Recommended by 2 people across 2 different months, 2012 to 2016.
What it is
A short 2011 explainer video on what SSL certificates are and how they enable encrypted HTTPS connections. It walks through the basic idea of how a certificate establishes trust between a browser and a website.
What people said
Recommends Telmo Pimentel Mota · 2012-06 · Stack Overflow · on “j2me https connection without having root certificate”
You do not need to bother because: "MIDP 2.0 adds a robust end-to-end security model, built on open standards, that protects the network, applications and mobile information devices. MIDP 2.0 supports HTTPS and leverages existing standards such as SSL and WTLS to enable the transmission of encrypted data." From [LINK] Also, see this nice video on how SSL works: [this video]
Recommends Raman Sahasi · 2016-07 · Stack Overflow · on “How to show company name or logo in url”
@MahfuzMorshed I remember long ago when I needed an insight as to what SSL is, I came across this video. Please visit it once SSL Certificate Explained [this video]
Cites Raman Sahasi · 2016-07 · Stack Overflow · on “How to show company name or logo in url”
It's not company name and logo. It's to show that the information is encrypted using a certificate. [LINK] It is a security feature put in place to verify that the website is actually served by the company it claims to be from. See this [LINK] answer that explains it well. To implement SSL, you need: An SSL certificate from a reliable SSL certificate provider like Comodo, Symanted, Godaddy, DigiCert etc... A hosting that supports the use of SSL. [this video]
Cites andre mcgruder · 2016-10 · Stack Overflow · on “ajax REST API security prevent client side hijacking”
You need to setup SSL first, don't pas parameter in your URL, and use CSP if possible. The OWAP site specializes in this have has many helpful guidelines on how to achieve what you need. CSP [LINK] OWASP [LINK] UPDATE I appears that this needs more explanation. Hat you are describing is an XSS attack and most likely falls under the category of either a man-in-the-browser or a CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery). You can help to prevent it by first insuring that your site is using SSL. SSL makes use of the https protocol. That protocol allows the server and application to setup an agreed upon security encryption after an initial handshake. All transactions that occur afterwards happen on that e