I have a lg gossip cell phone - I bought it used and in my Internet, settings, security section it lists certificates - what are these? One of them is equifax
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are certificates containing information explaining that the web servers they are using are authentic.
In lament terms, it allows a web browser to confirm that the website it is accessing is an authentic website that meets the security bench mark required to be publicly available.