benf — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:15:17 +0000

Thanks for the quick response, will contact my host.

Greg K — Sun, 31 Jul 2005 01:31:04 +0000

First, are you running your own server, or are you having it hosted somewhere? If you are having it hosted somewhere, then the hosting company should be able to get you all set up with SSL access, expect to pay more per month.

Then you will need a site certificate. For more information, check out http://verisign.com/products-services/security-services/ssl/ssl-information-center/index.html

There is a yearly fee for these and for ecommerce are a must. (yes, some places still accept credit cards without them. One place when I contacted them about how to do a secure payment told me "With so many transactions today, it's not needed as odds of getting your info is way down". Needless to say, I never bought from them.

Another thing to consider, especially if you pay for your traffic, only put what you need on the SSL side, as it uses more traffice to send/recieve the info as just a normal https://.

-Greg