What is an SSL certificate and why your site needs one
SSL certificate: An SSL certificate encrypts data between browser and site, turning the address into https with a padlock.
An SSL certificate (technically TLS today) is an encryption file installed on the server that secures traffic between a visitor's browser and your site. Visibly, the address starts with https and a padlock replaces the 'Not secure' warning.
Without SSL, Chrome shows an explicit warning to your visitors — enough on its own to lose a large share of traffic before anyone reads a line, especially on stores and contact forms.
Google has treated https as a ranking signal for years, and any site collecting data (name, phone, payment) without encryption is both a security risk and a violation of basic user expectation.
Certificate types: DV (domain validation) is the most common and enough for most sites, OV validates organisation details, and EV is extended validation for financial institutions. The difference is verification depth, not encryption strength.
Every site Namra Tech builds ships with an active SSL certificate, auto-renewal, and a full http to https redirect so search engines never see duplicate versions of the site.
Need it implemented, not just explained? Namra Tech delivers it with published pricing.