On Feb 16, 2014, at 11:25 AM, Jasper Kips <jasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Correct, > There are a plethora of sites that explain this: > > http://wpengine.com/support/how-does-all-this-work-https-ssl-certificates-ca-public-and-private-keys-csrs/ I am not trying to be difficult, but the link you provided supports everything I said -- namely: 1. HTTPS just means “HTTP with SSL.” Just as “http://”; means “this is a website,” seeing “https://”; means “this is a website, and it’s using SSL to encrypt data and authenticate the website. 2. CERTIFICATES A Certificate is a document that your website shows a browser to proclaim its identity. It “certifies” that the website is who it says it is. Where did I say something different? Cheers, tedd _______________ tedd sperling tedd@xxxxxxxxxxxx -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php