Dennis_gull Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Hello, I have seen a dozen of posts about how important SSL is and I have been trying to find out why. But I dont really get what SSL is. Can someone explain in an easy way what SSL does thats so important when you have a shop. And also if I use SSL on my site will it require anything?
Jack_mcs Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Due to the way the Internet works, information entered into your shop might get sent to several servers before finally reaching yours. Anyone on one of those servers can see that information and take it. With ssl, the data is encrypted. That makes it so that not just anyone can view it. Think of it as if I asked you for your home address, phone number and credit card number and you posted them here for all to see. You might find some charges on your credit card bill next month. But if you encrypted your reply so that only I could understand it, there wouldn't be any problems. Considering that a solid ssl certificate costs $20/year from godaddy, there is simply no reason for a shop not to have one, in my opinion. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons
jpweber Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Add to what Jack said, here's my post on how to get/install/implement SSL, step-by-step: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233458 Jason Simple 1-2-3 Intructions on how to get, install and configure SSL The Google Sandbox explained Simple to follow instructions on how to change the look of your OSC How To Make A Horrible OSC Website my toolbox: All things WordPress-related - All things Adobe-related - PHP Designer 2007 - Codecanyon Junkie - Crimson Editor - Winmerge - phpMyAdmin - WS_FTP my installed contributions: Category Banners, File Upload feature-.77, Header Tags, Sort_Product_Attributes_1, XSellv2.3, Price Break 1.11.2, wishlist 3.5, rollover_category_images_v1.2, Short_Description_v2.1, UPSXML_v1_2_3, quickbooks qbi_v2_10, allprods v4.4, Mouseover-effect for image-buttons 1.0, Ultimate_SEO, AAP 1.41, Auto Select State Value, Fast Easy Checkout, Dynamic SiteMap v2.0, Image Magic, Links Manager 1.14, Featured Products, Customer Testimonials, Article Manager, FAQ System, and I'm sure more ...
jpweber Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Add to what Jack said, here's my post on how to get/install/implement SSL, step-by-step: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=233458 Good luck. Jason Simple 1-2-3 Intructions on how to get, install and configure SSL The Google Sandbox explained Simple to follow instructions on how to change the look of your OSC How To Make A Horrible OSC Website my toolbox: All things WordPress-related - All things Adobe-related - PHP Designer 2007 - Codecanyon Junkie - Crimson Editor - Winmerge - phpMyAdmin - WS_FTP my installed contributions: Category Banners, File Upload feature-.77, Header Tags, Sort_Product_Attributes_1, XSellv2.3, Price Break 1.11.2, wishlist 3.5, rollover_category_images_v1.2, Short_Description_v2.1, UPSXML_v1_2_3, quickbooks qbi_v2_10, allprods v4.4, Mouseover-effect for image-buttons 1.0, Ultimate_SEO, AAP 1.41, Auto Select State Value, Fast Easy Checkout, Dynamic SiteMap v2.0, Image Magic, Links Manager 1.14, Featured Products, Customer Testimonials, Article Manager, FAQ System, and I'm sure more ...
Dennis_gull Posted October 26, 2006 Author Posted October 26, 2006 thanks for the info, will think about it :)
jasonabc Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=151162 Jason My Contributions: Paypal Payflow PRO | Rollover Category Images | Authorize.net Invoice Number Fix
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