{"id":3017,"date":"2024-03-20T13:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2024-03-27T06:45:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T13:45:28","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-ssl-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-ssl-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about SSL on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SSL has become an intrinsic part of securing all areas of our online lives, even if we aren\u2019t always aware of those powerful encryption certificates continually doing their thing in the background. They aren\u2019t just critical when using a desktop or laptop computer, but mobile devices too. 
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This should be no surprise, seeing as many people conduct online business using a mobile device. In fact, according to Oberlo, smartphones are the most popular digital device<\/a> worldwide, with Apple leading the way<\/a> when it comes to global market share at 29.27%. If you\u2019re one of those many Apple iPhone users, it\u2019s worth knowing how to make the most of SSL so you can maximize security while using it.
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In this article, we\u2019ll go through why you should enable SSL on an iPhone, how to do it, and the course of action you should take if you encounter any SSL errors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why enable SSL on an iPhone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned in the intro, people in 2024 perform myriad essential tasks using mobile devices these days, from banking and shopping to paying bills. Because of this, there\u2019s a high likelihood you have important information like credit card numbers and passwords stored on your device. 
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Extra protection is essential to ensure that none of this sensitive data is intercepted while in transit between your iPhone and an app or a website. So only dealing with sites and apps with SSL certificates installed is essential. 
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You can strengthen your iPhone\u2019s SSL protection further by enabling it on email. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to enable SSL on an iPhone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can implement SSL protection for both incoming emails and outgoing emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incoming emails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Head to the Settings app<\/li>
  2. Tap Accounts & Passwords<\/strong><\/li>
  3. Select the email account you want to secure<\/li>
  4. Select your email ID<\/li>
  5. Tap Advanced<\/strong><\/li>
  6. Scroll down and tap the slider button next to Use SSL<\/strong><\/li>
  7. Update the port to 993 for IMAP and 995 for POP<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Outgoing emails<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Repeat the first four steps of setting up SSL for incoming emails. Then:
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    1. Select SMTP<\/li>
    2. Ensure the Use SSL<\/strong> slider button is turned on <\/li>
    3. Set the Server Port<\/strong> to 456<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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      Pretty simple \u2014 just a few taps and your incoming and outgoing email communications will be encrypted going forward. Now, let\u2019s look at some of the things you can do to tackle SSL errors on an iPhone. 
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      What is an SSL error on iPhone?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      SSL errors can occur on any digital device you use. They can happen for multiple reasons, whether it be an issue with the site or app you’re trying to use, or incorrect settings on your device. 
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      The most common errors you could encounter are \u201cInvalid certificate\u201d, \u201cYour connection is not private,\u201d and \u201cSSL\/TLS handshake failed.\u201d Sometimes, you won\u2019t be able to do much about it unless you\u2019re the owner of the website or app you\u2019re trying to access. That\u2019s because the errors can be due to an expired, revoked, or incorrectly installed SSL certificate.
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      However, sometimes errors may happen because of incorrect phone settings. Steps you can take to ensure your iPhone is set up properly for SSL are:
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      • Ensuring time and date settings are correct: <\/strong>set up your phone to set the time and date automatically based on your location.<\/li>
      • Update iOS: <\/strong>errors can occur when you\u2019re using an old version of the operating system.<\/li>
      • Clear browser cookies and cache: <\/strong>sometimes this can help deal with iPhone SSL errors.<\/li>
      • Restart your iPhone and WiFi router: <\/strong>sometimes turning it on and off again really is the best solution.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Reset iPhone network settings: <\/strong>your current settings will be deleted, but it could help fix the issue.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        SSL has become an intrinsic part of securing all areas of our online lives, even if we aren\u2019t always aware of those powerful encryption certificates continually doing their thing in the background. They aren\u2019t just critical when using a desktop or laptop computer, but mobile devices too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3017"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3024,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3017\/revisions\/3024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}