// Glossary · HTTPS certificate

SSL / TLS Certificate

An SSL/TLS certificate encrypts traffic between a browser and a website and proves the site owns the domain. Modern browsers mark sites without one as 'Not Secure', and search engines penalise them in rankings.

Domain-Validated (DV) certificates from Let's Encrypt are free, auto-renewing, and sufficient for most websites. Organisation-Validated (OV) and Extended-Validation (EV) certificates add a vetted business identity but cost more.

Namence issues free Let's Encrypt SSL on every domain and subdomain in cPanel, auto-renewed every 60 days. Paid OV/EV certificates are also available.