How Does SSL Work?
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate is the web technology that helps secure transactions between web servers and browsers. It's primarily a protocol that uses a recognized third-party CA (Certificate Authority) to identify one or both the end of the web transactions.
First, the browser attempts to connect with a website or a web server secured with an SSL certificate. Similarly, browser requests get identified by the web server on their own.
Further, the web server sends the SSL/TLS certificate copy back to the web browser.
Browser/server verifies to know whether the SSL certificate is trustworthy. Then, it sends the message to the web server.
The web Server sends the digitally signed acknowledgment back to start the encrypted sessions using the SSL.
Once an SSL-encrypted session starts, information gets shared securely between the web server and browser/server.