{"id":25362,"date":"2014-08-08T09:41:14","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opensource.im\/?p=25362"},"modified":"2014-08-08T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T13:41:14","slug":"website-encryption-to-affect-google-search-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/encryption\/website-encryption-to-affect-google-search-results.php","title":{"rendered":"Website Encryption To Affect Google Search Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) just gave a nod to more-secure    websites. The Mountain View, California, company said that    encrypted websites that use HTTPS will get a boost in its    ranking algorithm in a bid to encourage developers to adopt    technology that protects against hackers.  <\/p>\n<p>    Initially, fewer than 1 percent of global queries will be    affected, Google said, but plans are to boost that weighting    over time. Google's algorithm rewards sites with high-quality    content a higher ranking in its search results, so the company    has the power to spur Web developers into action. Google said    developers will be given time to make the shift to HTTPS.  <\/p>\n<p>    \"This is a huge deal,\" Christopher Soghoian, a principal    technologist for the American Civil Liberties Union, told the    Wall Street Journal. \"This    is the ultimate carrot for websites\" to use encryption. The    newspaper reported in April that Google    executives were discussing taking encryption into account in    Web rankings.  <\/p>\n<p>    Encrypted data adds a barrier between Web users and anyone    snooping or seeking to steal their personal information. Google    has stepped up its efforts to help make the Internet more    secure in the wake of disclosures about Internet snooping by    the National Security Agency. Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) said in November that it    planned to encrypt its data center traffic.  <\/p>\n<p>    Over time, we may decide to strengthen it, because wed like    to encourage all website owners to switch from HTTP to HTTPS to    keep everyone safe on the Web, Google said in a blog entry Wednesday.  <\/p>\n<p>    Google plans to publish a series of best practices around    adding more secure encryption to websites, including tips on    what certificate type is needed, how to use relevant URLs for    resources on the same secure domain and best practices for    allowing site indexing.  <\/p>\n<p>    If a website currently uses HTTPS encryption, administrators    can test its security using Qualys SSL Labs' online tool, Google said, or they    can contact Googles webmaster forum for further help.  <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>More here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/website-encryption-affect-google-search-results-1652036\/RK=0\/RS=LX0b_Rasn632Z3ZrrDWpD0B4brI-\" title=\"Website Encryption To Affect Google Search Results\">Website Encryption To Affect Google Search Results<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Google Inc. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encryption"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25362"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}