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HERR42

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i was wondering why the website connects using SSL....you know https:// rather than just plain http:// via port 80 ?

i dont need an answer....just pointing it out...
 
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To keep our customers information from being intercepted. We actually pay for the protection of our customers information.


An SSL certificate ensures safe, easy, and convenient Internet shopping. Once an Internet user enters a secure area — by entering credit card information, e-mail address, or other personal data, for example — the shopping site's SSL certificate enables the browser and Web server to build a secure, encrypted connection. The SSL "handshake" process, which establishes the secure session, takes place discreetly behind the scene without interrupting the consumer's shopping experience. A "padlock" icon in the browser's status bar and the "https://" prefix in the URL are the only visible indications of a secure session in progress.

By contrast, if a user attempts to submit personal information to an unsecured Web site (i.e., a site that is not protected with a valid SSL certificate), the browser's built-in security mechanism triggers a warning to the user, reminding him/her that the site is not secure and that sensitive data might be intercepted by third parties. Faced with such a warning most Internet users likely will look elsewhere to make a purchase.
 
Hi Ben,

Your application of SSL is unusual and really unecessary. I think maybe someone gave you some bad advice. The only customer information page I see on your site is the contact page. Usually SSL would only be used for pages that transfer very sensitive information like credit card numbers. Even if there was some reason to have an encrypted contact page, the proper way to implement the secure certificate would be to use the secure port on just the one page, not the entire site.

Shoot me a PM if you have questions about this. I can probably save you some money and trouble in the long run.
 
Ben,
i agree with the Dog....he is right. I've been doing this geek stuff since before ....well, the beginning. SSL serves no purpose unless your doing some sort of transaction or collecting sensitive info.

But on the other hand....if it does not cost you any thing...and it probably does not...then who cares.

it just looked a little odd.....but only geeks notice anyway.
 
Ben,
i agree with the Dog....he is right. I've been doing this geek stuff since before ....well, the beginning. SSL serves no purpose unless your doing some sort of transaction or collecting sensitive info.

But on the other hand....if it does not cost you any thing...and it probably does not...then who cares.

it just looked a little odd.....but only geeks notice anyway.

The cert is at the domain allterraincampers.com so it probably costs something on a yearly basis.

Anyway, sorry to have a public discussion about this Ben, it's really not a big deal.
 
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No problem, appreciate the info. The cost is not much per year and from what I read it seemed to be a good thing. I hope to have an online purchasing option sometime this year. There is still a lot to do on the web site and it just takes time. I will check into it some more though and see about having it applied to just what it needs to be.

Thanks again for the info.
 

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