How SSL Certificates Work—and Why They Still Matter
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## Executive Summary This document explains the purpose and operation of SSL/TLS certificates, outlines why HTTPS and proper certificate management remain critical in 2025, summarizes risks from poor certificate hygiene (expired certs, insecure validation, chain misconfigurations, lack of monitoring), reviews relevant compliance contexts (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR), and recommends continuous monitoring—specifically SecurityScorecard’s Supply Chain Detection and Response (SCDR)—to detect and remediate certificate issues before they impact security or compliance.
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