#sslpatch

Hey SSL fans – we have an updated version of the patch ready for you all to download! You might be thinking why this is so soon after we released v1.0 – and good question!

It turns out, after we played through the release patch and did some checks, we found out that the translations were more than 5 months old! 😱 That was before we did any beta testing for the translations!

If you could imagine this realization was Okita, our excitement in getting the patch out was Toudou, and you lovely folks are the heroine we're trying to pull by the hand to the great world of SSL, this kind of represents what it felt like for us 😔

However, we got to work as soon as we knew what was up, and now have an update with the latest and greatest translations that we all worked hard on polishing. We hope you get the update and enjoy the rest of the game in the state it should be – the one you all deserve to see it in! 🎁

Hey SSL fans! After a little over a day since we released the patch, we have nearly 200 downloads from people enjoying our translation on their PS Vitas! 🎊

Plenty of you are engaging with our patch and letting us know how much you appreciate it – we hear you and thank you dearly! Though, much like how Kaoru tries warding off all the no-good handsome fellas vying for Chizuru's attention in SSL, our work is never done 🏃

For those encountering any bugs, mistranslations, or light-bulb ideas on improvements we should make...

Though we've done the best we could to present the game to you in as polished a state as we can get it, bugs, errors, mistranslations, or improvements you'd like to see added are bound to crop up sooner or later.

With that in mind, we've created a wiki page for the patch on Github, including a page on how to report issues or request features for potential future updates on the patch!

On the wiki, we've also added a page hosting a link to a spoiler-free walkthrough for the SSL routes you can check as you play!

For those of you waiting on our video playthrough of SSL, we haven't forgotten about you!

We're in talks discussing the schedules and logistics of hosting a series of video Let's Play series of SSL in its entirety, so that those who can't play the patch themselves for any reason can still enjoy it. 

From viewing feedback we've received on the video playthrough survey so far, this is currently what we plan on doing:

Weekly streams of the game starting later this month on Friday, 26 March

Stream a portion of a route on Fridays on Twitch

Upload a lightly edited version of Friday's stream on YouTube on Saturday, the day after

We'll announce more concrete details of stream and upload times as we near March 26. In the meantime, we'll catch our breath, sort out feedback we've received so far, then buckle down for the long haul on giving you a comprehensive video playthrough of SSL you can enjoy!

Last but not least: Happy Voice Translations!

We’ve had a request to translate the Happy Voice content in the Treasure Box section of the game, and by god we’re going to do it. That’ll be next on our bucket list as a document we’ll release for you guys to enjoy later on!

TL;DR

💝  Thank you for ~200 downloads of the patch!

📖  Wiki page for the patch now available on GitHub!

❗️  Follow the instructions here to report errors or request features for the patch!

📹  Our SSL Video Playthrough will start on Friday, March 26, uploaded to Twitch then YouTube!

🗣 The game’s Happy Voice content will be translated in a separate document!

Subscribe to us on our new Twitch and YouTube channels to keep up to date with our videos. 

We’ll stream weekly on Twitch starting on Friday, which will be then uploaded onto YouTube the next day on Saturday!

We’ve already had an outpouring of excitement and positive feedback from you all, and it hasn’t even been 24 hours since we’ve released the game! Thank you to everyone who’s downloaded our patch and is now playing it, as well as those who have taken the time to let us know how happy our efforts have made them! ✨

To celebrate our release, we’d love it if you guys shared any screenshots of the patch, pictures of your Vita with the patch, or just your favorite guys up on the screen under the hashtag #SSLPatch!

We’ll follow the tag and reblog what you post on it so we can share even more of the SSL love with those who are waiting on our accompanying video playthrough of the game!

Come join us on Twitch as we continue Souji’s route for all you lovely folks who want to check out our patch of the game but haven’t been able to 🥳

As we all know, SSL is Secure Sockets Layer. I am going to discuss why an SSL certificate is important for websites in this blog. Here we go!

SSL is used for data protection. You ask me, how? – The SSL certificate is mainly used to shield the communication between a server and a client. In the digital world, user’s sensitive information like user ids, passwords, or even banking information is dealt with. In such cases, we must make sure if the internet communication between a user and corresponding browser is secure. Well, SSL encrypts the data and therefore, the data is protected from cybercriminals.

SSL provides website authentication. As there are numerous fake websites surfacing on the Internet, it is essential to have your website verified for security reasons. By doing so, builds trust among clients, partners, and third parties. Best way to make your website (business) trustworthy and reliable to visitors and users. Speaking of being reliable, websites using HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) are being ranked highly for SEO purposes. Google has made sure the websites that are not secure wouldn’t be ranked in search results and certainly wouldn’t help the business owners to find potential leads online.

If your website is an eCommerce one or any service involving online transactions and payment, then it is mandatory to be PCI-DSS compliant. Having an SSL certificate would certainly help with PCI-DSS standards. This in turn increases customer trust as their money wouldn’t be susceptible to online theft.

Google has made SSL certificate a mandatory requirement for all sorts of websites. Also, websites without SSL certificates are flagged as not secure by Google for users to be cautious.

Validation Levels and Secure Domain SSL Certificates

SSL certificates are issued by Certified Authorities (CA). There are certain validation levels that are to be considered by CA. The cost for each SSL differs as per the validation levels.

Validation Levels

1. Extended Validation Certificates (EV SSL) – The Certified Authority verifies the website ownership, company information, geographical location of your company, and legit company registration document. CA also makes sure the company is aware of SSL and then processes to the approval stage. This involves very thorough background checks and is expensive. Approval duration takes up to a couple of weeks. Once the SSL certificate request is approved, the company name would be indicated in green on the address bar with a validity of 2yrs as it is an EV SSL. This kind is mostly used by banks and large eCommerce organizations.

2. Organization Validated Certificates (OV SSL) – In this, the CA validates the application hosted by the company. Domain ownership is verified along with the company name and its exact location. The process takes up to 4-5days.

3.Domain Validated Certificates (DV SSL) – In this level, the CA verifies if the company owns the particular domain. Validation is done by email verification. CA approves the DV SSL upon receiving the confirmation email from the company. It takes less than 24hours to approve. Upon approval, the website has HTTPS along with the domain name displayed. This is used by SMBs.

Secure Domain SSL

1.Wildcard SSL Certificate – This SSL certificate covers all the subdomains for the domain chosen by a company. It is available for the 3 validation levels.

2.Multi-Domain SSL Certificate (MDC) – This SSL certificate covers 100 unique domains. It is easily manageable either to add or remove domains to MDC SSL. It is available for all the 3 validation levels and is effectively cheaper.

3.Unified Communications Certificate (UCC) – Unified Communications or Single Domain Certificate is used only for one domain and the paths originating from them. It is very commonly used by SMBs and start-ups. This secure domain SSL is available for all the 3 Validation level certificates.

Benefits – SSL Certificate

Secure HTTP increases Google Search Rankings

Secure online transactions

Secure browsing

Data protection and transmission

Protects your brand reputation

Protects from Phishing attacks

Builds trust among customers, partners, and visitors

Helps to maintain Compliance regulations (PCI-DSS)

Increases ROI

Increased conversion rates

Website authentication

SSL certificate implies that your website is a legitimate one. Having an SSL certificate for your website certainly puts you on the spot to gain customers and improves your revenue generation.