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What is SSL? And Why Should I Care? @jcasabona Joe Casabona casabona.org

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What is SSL? • Secure Socket Layer • It encrypts data as we send it to and from our computers • Yelling across a room vs. speaking a secret language.

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How Does it Work?

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Where is it Used?

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Where is it Used? • Email Sites • Banks • Password Forms • …The WordPress Admin…

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How do I get it? • Your Hosting Company • Let’s Encrypt • https://vimeo.com/182626637

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Wrapping Up • SSL is important for securing your website! • If you login with WordPress, you need it • It’s easier than ever to get it.

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Front End Developer Teacher Joe Casabona @jcasabona casabona.org