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Google says it themselves : "https as a ranking signal" https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2014/08/https-as-ranking-signal.html https://webmasters.googleblog.com

• recursive 6y ago
  Yes, it's a positive ranking signal. They're definitely not penalizing sites for having certificates.
  • np_tedious 6y ago
    Seems likely it's a typo and he accidentally omitted the word "not"