{"id":51,"date":"2019-07-09T07:35:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T07:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=51"},"modified":"2023-11-02T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T12:04:15","slug":"do-i-need-an-ssl-certificate-for-my-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssls.com\/knowledgebase\/do-i-need-an-ssl-certificate-for-my-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Do I need an SSL certificate for my site?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">If your website <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">contains logins or web forms collecting personal information from customers<\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\">or gets credit card information from customers, then you need to use an SSL certificate on your site. 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