SSL Security in WebManager

SSL Security can be found in WebManager under Settings > Website > Domain > SSL.

This article is broken up into the following sections:

• What is SSL?
• How do I Enable SSL?
• Require SSL

What is SSL?

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the technology for establishing secure connections between browsers and web servers. All data passed between browsers and web servers is encrypted, ensuring your data remains private. Visitors can feel confident entering confidential information in your website, in your credit application for example, knowing their data is safe.

How do I enable SSL?

SSL support is available for free to all WebManager clients. To enable SSL support, you must have a Custom Domain Name that is configured correctly to point to your WebManager website.

Click Enable SSL to for WebManager obtain an SSL certificate for your Custom Domain Name and enable it for your website.

Require SSL

To require SSL for your website, check Enabled, and click Save Changes. When this is enabled, any visitors to your website to be redirected to the secure URL for your website if they follow an unsecure link or type in your website address. This will cause visitors' browser to display a secure lock on your website, and can help with search engine ranking.

If your website contains any content that is not secure, browsers will not display a secure lock, and will instead display a warning about your website containing unsecure content. Click Check Website Content for WebManager to detect and try to automatically fix any unsecure content issues so you can Require SSL.