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digital certificate, also known as a SSL
Server Certificate, enables SSL (Secure Socket Layer encryption)
on the web server. SSL protects communications so you can
take credit card orders securely and ensure that hackers cannot
eavesdrop on you. Any eCommerce company will require you to
have SSL before you can use their services.
Secure, encrypted transmission is recommended, and required
by many card processors, including PayNet. This insures that
cardholder data cannot be intercepted. SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) protocol is the current standard. If your payment pages
are located on the servers of a payment gateway such as Authorizenet
or Versign Payment Services, then SSL is included with the
gateway service. If you plan to host your own payment pages,
and send the data to the payment gateway through an API, then
you will need to make those payment pages secure. Your website
developer should be able to incorporate SSL without difficulty.
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