 Secure
Server
If you're going to be doing e-commerce or any
other activity that requires the exchange of private information,
you should consider using a secured server (SSL, Secured Socket
Layer) which encrypts the data passing between the browser and your
web site via an SSL Certificate. This protects it from the prying
eyes of hackers.
You have two options when considering a secured
server. User our Shared Server or buy a private SSL certificate
of your own. The main difference is that with a shared SSL server,
you will use our secured server name (for example: dataencrypted.com),
where as with a private certificate, you can use your own domain
name. The benefit of using our shared SSL certificate is that there
is no addiitional charge for using it.
Shared SSL Certificate
You are welcomed to use our shared SSL certificate and server
at no additonal charge. To secure a page on your site is to
simply change the way you address it in a link or URL. The
best way to understand this is by example. Using AceOfSpace.com
as the domain name and a file called index.html in the /html
directory as the page we wish to secure. A normal unsecured
link would look like this:
http://aceofspace.com/index.html
But a secured link uses our secured server named "AceOfSpace.com".
https://aceofspace.com/index.html
So the changes that took place are:
Once you've made these changes in the link, you
will see a lock in the status bar of your browser showing that the
page is secured.
Private SSL Certificate
If you wish to have your own SSL Certificate so that your
addressing scheme doesn't include the name of our secured
server, we can install your own certificate for you. We use
the trusted GeoTrust SSL certificates and buy them in bulk
and pass the savings on to you. For more information on current
pricing and installation, please contact
us.
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