Back when I wrote the article “Why Everyone Should Upgrade to HTTP/2” it was meant to raise awareness of an awesome protocol update that I thought was an easy win for making a Phone Number List website faster. Since then, I've talked to hundreds of business owners and SEOs about upgrading, done dozens of upgrades, and solved dozens more. I realized there was still one big hurdle for business owners and SEOs: HTTPS. The problem with HTTP/2 is that most browsers only support this new Phone Number List protocol over a secure connection, which means you need to migrate your website to HTTPS. It should come as no surprise that Google and many others want the web to be more secure.
Google launched its HTTPS campaign everywhere, it advertised HTTPS as a ranking signal and started indexing secure pages on insecure pages. They even have their own guide, “Secure Your Website With HTTPS,” which I encourage everyone to read, along with this article. Yet with all this push for a more secure web, the fact remains: less than 0.1% of websites are secure. It seems like everyone is trying to make switching as easy as possible by removing barriers to entry, like cost. Let's Encrypt offers free certificates Many web hosts and CDNs also offer Phone Number List free security certificates to encourage people to make the change, but a lot of people are still not moving.
Why switch to HTTPS? Google identifies several reasons to switch to HTTPS in its website migration guide: Data sent over HTTPS is secured using Transport Phone Number List Layer Security Protocol (TLS), which provides three key layers of protection: Encryption. Encrypt the data exchanged to protect it from eavesdropping. This means that while the user is browsing a website, no one can "eavesdrop" on their conversations, track their activities across multiple pages, or steal their information. Data Integrity. Data cannot be modified or corrupted during transfer, intentionally or Phone Number List unintentionally, without being detected. Authentication. Proves that your users are communicating with the intended website.