There is hardly any doubt that the Internet has successfully created new opportunities for e-commerce. However, that expansion has also attracted cyber criminals. This industry is always on the threshold of new threats from hackers. This is where a fraudulent web site impersonating a legitimate business attempts to woo unsuspecting visitors into divulging personal information. Until now we don’t have a solution of this problem, but now we have a wonderful solution in shape of a Secure Sockets Layer.
Secure Sockets Layer which is also known as “SSL certificates” is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This digital certificate is used with the most popular security protocol on the Internet. Without this encryption, packets of data travel networks in full view. Anyone can see the data and manipulate it to imitate other users.
Today maximum e – commerce sites are using this digital certificates to keep secure their customers valuable information. That’s why when we make a purchase on the Web and notice the closed lock icon at the bottom of our browser or the HTTPS:// prefix in the URL, it means now all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.
Today gaining the trust of online customers is vital for the success of any e-commerce based business. Now any web server company can enable “SSL Certificates” in their web server and secure their data by using four simple steps.
These steps are:
1) Obtain SSL Certificate(s),
2) Produce a Certificate Signing Request,
3) Register for a SSL server certificate,
4) Establish the SSL server certificates.
Some time many companies find problem to manage their multiple sub domains security. For them there is another certificate is present which manage secure multiple websites with a single certificate. We call this wildcard certificate. This certificate is a cost effective and well-organized way of securing multiple sub domains without the need to manage multiple certificates. You may get ssl certificates, digital certificates, and verisign certificates from places like http://www.ssl.com , and other sites on the net.
When VeriSign issues an SSL Certificate it acts as a Certification Authority (CA). It digitally signs each certificates. Each browser contains a list of Certification Authorities to be trusted. When the SSL handshake occurs, the browser verifies that the server certificate was issued by a trusted CA.
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If a web site doesn't have ssl certificate, should i trust them with my credit card?I noticed that yougoslav airlines web site don't have ssl certificate. and when i want to buy the ticket it takes me to a totally different domain name.
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I know on windows if you get that error, you have to make sure the date, time abd year are correct on the comp. and make sure the comp. is in the correct time zone. Im not sure if its the same with a mac, but its worth a try.
If all of their personal information is being gathered through Pay Pal then no there is no reason to get an SSL Certificate. Just let them politely know that they will be making their secure purchased through Pay Pal.
If you are gathering information such as their name, address and other personal information it could be wise to have an SSL on your site. For example, will it be a shopping cart software that stores all their information, and just for payment send it off to Pay Pal? If so, you want the SSL protecting the part where the user is logging in and editing personal information.
1. No, you can't (at least not from an accredited company). EV stands for extended validation. Verification of identity is one of the requirements for extended validation.
2. The companies issuing EV SSL certificates must pass an audit before they are allowed to do so. Some well known companies are http://www.VeriSign.com, http://www.Entrust.net and http://www.DigiCert.com/ev-ssl
See the EV SSL Certificate FAQ for more info on EV SSL issuing criteria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Validation_Certificate
you can buy one from anyone who sells them. I like GoDaddy.com
If it's the same domain then it should work fine. The only problem woud lbe if they were different domains, because the oen thats not right would get a message that pop ups every time you try to connect using it, and people would think your site is bad.
yes and no. you do have to have an ssl certificate for ssl to work, but if you create your own, it is not a publically trusted certificate. the person on the other end has to trust that you are who you say you are. you may say, but i am. that is correct, but I also could pretend to be you.
These links could help you:
http://customersupport.networksolutions.com/article.php?id=777
https://www.geotrust.net/resources/cert_reissuance/index.asp
http://www.thawte.com/reissue/
Good Luck !!!