Advantages of SSL Certificate on Azure

There is an advantage in using an external SSL certificate from a trusted third-party CA on Azure rather than generated an own self-signed or the default Azure one. Here are some key advantages:

1. Trust and Reputation

The external SSL certificates by recognized CAs such as DigiCert, GoDaddy, or GlobalSign can be easily implemented as most web browsers and OSs trust them, which means your users’ connection is secure.

Generally, certificates that are issued by a self-signed certificate or by an unknown CA are deemed untrusted by browsers, and result in security notifications that dissuade most people from accessing your website or your application.

2. Domain Validation

On registering an external SSL certificate, the CA will check and ensure that you own or have control over the FQDN on which the certificate is going to be issued. This gives an extra level of assurance and credibility Most of its security protocols are encrypted to ensure that no third party accesses the information stored on the site.

Such certificates are self-signed certificates, and they do not go through the domain validation process, and therefore they are less reliable and more insecure.

3. Encryption Strength

SS Certificates: In general, SSL certificates procured from external and reputed CAs come with higher encryptions and longer key sizes, making the data more secure in transit.

The default certificates that Microsoft supplies could potentially have poorly chosen encryption or shorter key lengths than are supplied below, and in the long run this is less safe.

4. Browser and Application Compatibility:

SSL certificates acquired from third-party CAs are scalable and compatible with leading web browsers, Operating systems, and utilities, making the overall experience more fluid and integrative to various platforms and technologies.

Certificates that are self-signed or issued by unknown CAs may not be accepted or trusted as many browsers and applications will not recognize this, thus introducing compatibility and security concerns.

5.Search Engine Ranking

Currently there are rumors that major search engines such as Google may add slight rank to every website using trusted SSL certificates as they are the ones that prioritize connections to the care of users.

Web sites that use Self-signed certificates or SSL certificates not trusted by Mozilla might not get this ranking boost.

It is always more important for your web applications and services to ensure the transmission data security for users and protect personal information with HTTPS encryption. Microsoft’s cloud offering known as Azure offers several ways of deploying SSL & TLS certificates that would facilitate secure channeling. This tutorial will explain the steps of installing an SSL certificate in Azure in three various situations: targeting Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service, or Azure Virtual Machines. This article shall underline how to go about it including obtaining a trusted CA (Certificate Authority), configuring and binding the certificate to the Azure resources.