Enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the single most effective steps you can take to protect your online accounts against unauthorised access. Combining something you have (a device or smartcard) or something you are (biometrics) with something you know (your password) ensures that if your password falls into the hands of an attacker, whether through a security breach, malware, or brute force guessing, then they still won't be able to get access to your account.
As Google have publicly stated that a site's usage of SSL will now start to play a part in the ranking of its pages in search results (and presumably other search engines will follow suit) I decided it was time to switch this site to SSL. With online privacy an even bigger concern than ever there's no reason not to use cryptography where possible. I'm posting the steps I took here as a guide for anyone else thinking of making the same move in the hope that someone might find it useful.
