{"id":2087,"date":"2019-04-11T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2022-09-22T23:33:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:33:29","slug":"difference-between-ssl-and-sitelock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/blog\/tips-sharing\/difference-between-ssl-and-sitelock","title":{"rendered":"Difference between SSL and Sitelock?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2087\" class=\"elementor elementor-2087\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b49384b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b49384b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15425971\" data-id=\"15425971\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e454ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e454ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SSL\u00a0<\/b>and<b>\u00a0SiteLock\u00a0<\/b>are two different concepts having totally distinct, yet complementary purposes.<\/p><h2 class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SSL<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">The\u00a0<b>SSL protocol,\u00a0<\/b>(it\u2019s still called \u201cSSL\u201d although it was actually replaced by the<b>\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"qlink_container\">TLS (Transport Layer Security protocol<\/span>), has been designed to protect the data exchanged between two machines (usually the client and the server).<\/p><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">It\u2019s the engine of the<b>\u00a0encryption\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>decryption,\u00a0<\/b>being based on the\u00a0<span class=\"qlink_container\">Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)<\/span>\u00a0framework and its asymmetric cryptography (<b>public &amp; private key pair<\/b>).<\/p><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SSL Certificates<\/b><span class=\"qlink_container\"><a class=\"external_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssldragon.com\/ssl-certificates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-qt-tooltip=\"ssldragon.com\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/span>use the SSL protocol to encrypt the data transferred between a browser (client) and a website (server). The\u00a0<b>SSL Certificate\u2019s purpose is to authenticate the website\u2019s owner<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>ensure an encrypted connection<\/b>.<\/p><h2 class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SiteLock<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">On the other hand,\u00a0<b>SiteLock<\/b>\u00a0provides a set of security tools and solutions which protect websites and web servers from different threats and vulnerabilities (such as malware, viruses, hackers, bot attacks, identity thefts, etc.) through prevention or by finding and automatically fixing them in case of occurrence.<\/p><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SiteLock services include:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Scanning &amp; Malware Removal<\/li><li>Code Source Analysis<\/li><li>DDoS Protection<\/li><li>Web Application Firewall<\/li><li>Content Delivery Network (CDN)<\/li><li>PCI (Payment Card Industry) Compliance<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SSL vs. SiteLock<\/b><\/h2><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\"><b>SSL<\/b>\u00a0enables HTTPS, displays the padlock next to your URL (makes your website trustworthy), encrypts the server-browser connection and boosts your website\u2019s ranking on Google Search results while\u00a0<b>SiteLock<\/b>\u00a0protects your website from hackers and malware.<\/p><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">Therefore, while\u00a0<b>SSL<\/b>\u00a0secures web connections and the data exchanged during them,\u00a0<b>SiteLock<\/b>\u00a0protects the database of your website and ensures its integrity.<\/p><p class=\"ui_qtext_para u-ltr u-text-align--start\">So, even though their purposes are distinct, they\u2019re actually complementary since both\u00a0<b>SSL and SiteLock are used to secure your website<\/b>.<\/p><p>Let us know if there\u2019s anything I can help with your web security\u00a0requirements today. We are always be happy to help, so do feel free to have a live chat with our helpful sales support.<br \/>Visit Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/ssl-certificate\/\">SSL<\/a> and\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/website-scanner\/\">Sitelock<\/a> page.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SSL\u00a0and\u00a0SiteLock\u00a0are two different concepts having totally distinct, yet complementary purposes. 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