{"id":4217,"date":"2022-07-04T10:20:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T10:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelleander.me\/?p=4217"},"modified":"2022-07-04T10:20:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T10:20:19","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-wildcard-ssl-certificates-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelleander.me\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-wildcard-ssl-certificates-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Wildcard SSL Certificates in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Cybercrimes are a painful reality in the internet world. They have led to many businesses losing their customer base and eventually shutting down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The global cost of cyberattacks is expected to become US$10.5 trillion by 2025. This means a 15% raise every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That is why protecting your business website and its subdomains is essential for running the business smoothly. And that is where a\u00a0wildcard certificate\u00a0comes in.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, we will be reaching the depths of how this certificate works and its benefits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, let’s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To understand a wildcard cert, you first need to understand what an SSL cert is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An SSL or Secure Socket Layer certificate is a security protocol used to encrypt the transferred data between a website’s server and a user’s web browser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
SSL establishes a secure connection through symmetric and asymmetric encryption and an SSL handshake to safeguard their communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a result, hackers cannot see what data is being shared among the two communicating entities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But a single SSL certificate can only protect your primary domain, for example, www.example.com. Ideally, if you need your subdomains (shop.example.com andplay.example.com) to be protected, you need multiple SSL certs. And, that would be a costly affair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n