SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. " WinHtml+="You will need this feature enabled if you want to " WinHtml+="accept credit card numbers and other sensitive information. You will also need an SSL " WinHtml+="certificate. You can purchase this certificate from a valid certificate provider.
Two " WinHtml+="well known certificate providers are " WinHtml+="Verisign and " WinHtml+="Thawte. The Thawte " WinHtml+="certificate provider is less expensive " WinHtml+="but provides the exact same service as Verisign and for this reason we recommend " WinHtml+="Thawte digital SSL certificates." WinHtml+="
What does this certificate do for you?
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WinHtml+="The certificate assures the buyer that the company selling the product or "
WinHtml+="service is who they say they are. If the seller does not have an approved "
WinHtml+="certificate source, the buyer's browser will throw up warnings and that may "
WinHtml+="scare away potential buyers from buying on your site."
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Unless you are setting up a site that will handle banking transactions where " WinHtml+="users manage their online banking accounts, get a regular certificate. It is NOT " WinHtml+="necessary to get a SuperCert (from thawte) or Secure Site Pro Certificate " WinHtml+="(from Verisign) because you will likely not need 128bit encryption that they provide." WinHtml+="
If you intend to accept credit cards and other sensitive information, " WinHtml+="you will need to tell us that you need SSL enabled on your site(s)." WinHtml+="