What happens when you click the padlock

Every WebWorks site comes with an SSL certificate. Here is what the padlock means, what the certificate protects, and how to read it.

Every WebWorks site ships with a free SSL certificate. Here's the actual click-through: the padlock, Chrome's own connection panel, the real certificate, and what it protects.

  1. Click the padlock: it's the small lock icon at the left of the address bar.
  2. Chrome shows the connection status: this exact panel is one click away in any browser, on any site.
  3. The certificate itself: this is the actual authority backing your padlock, right now.
  4. What it means for you: the plain-English version of everything above.

Every plan

SSL is provisioned automatically at launch and renews itself. Nothing to configure, nothing to remember.

Why the browser trusts it

Amazon's certificate authority vouches for the domain, the same trust chain your own browser already ships with.

What it actually protects

Anything a visitor types, contact forms, logins, payment steps, travels encrypted and unreadable in transit.