Title: Force SSL for encryption
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Force SSL for encryption

 *  [insurgenesis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insurgenesis/)
 * (@insurgenesis)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-ssl-for-encryption/)
 * I found this code in the guide I’m using:
    `define ('FORCE_SSL_LOGIN' true);`
   Apperently it’s dropped into wp-config to force SSL to encrypt usernames and 
   passwords. I don’t know if matters were confused but my host says it will do 
   nothing for me unless I obtain a cert. The guide however mentions nothing about
   the cert.
 * Can anyone confirm whether the code will
    1) do what it promises 2) break something
   3) and whether an additional cert becomes mandatory
 * The reason for this inquiry is that I don’t want to encrypt login credential 
   with a plugin. And I don’t believe a cert is necessary.

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 * [encryption](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/encryption/)
 * [wp-config](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-config/)

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 * Last reply from: [insurgenesis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/insurgenesis/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/force-ssl-for-encryption/)
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