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Secure Socket Layer (SSL) allows a secure
communication channel to be set up between the
server and your customer's browser. Once this
connection has been made, information, like credit
card numbers, can be exchanged with no chance of a
third party intercepting the data.
Personal SSL
With Personal SSL your site will be accessed
securely via its own domain name. A static IP
address with its own secure server is configured
for your site and a 128bit SSL certificate
registered for your organisation and installed upon
it. Your customers see your organisation's details
as the verified site owner when viewing the SSL
properties in their browser.
Optionally you may add a TrustLogo to your site
providing a convenient way for visitors to check
the security of your site and legitimacy of your
organisation.
For e-commerce sites Personal SSL provides the
ultimate assurance that you are a verified and
legitimate site giving your customers the
confidence to buy from your site. SSL certificates
for Personal SSL are issued by and your identity
verified by the Comodo trusted certification
authority (http://www.comodo.com).
More information regarding TrustLogo may be found
at http://www.trustlogo.com.
Contact support to have Personal SSL installed
on your account.
Shared SSL
With Shared SSL your site will be accessed securely
via our secure server, the secure URL for your site
will be www1.securesiteserver.co.uk/oceanwarrior/.
The encryption and technical security of Shared SSL
is identical to that used by Personal SSL; however
it does not offer assurance of your organisations
legitimacy as Personal SSL does.
Installing Shared SSL
To install Shared SSL on your account click the
'Install Shared SSL' link on the SSL page. You will
be asked to confirm the action before SSL is
actually installed on your account.
Removing Shared SSL
To remove Shared SSL from your account click the
'Remove Shared SSL' link on the SSL page. You will
be asked to confirm the action before SSL is
actually removed from your account.
Using SSL
To view your pages securely, see the SSL page to
determine your SSL site address. This site address
functions just like any domain name that is mapped
to your account, being mapped to the root directory
of your web space. This means that there is no need
for you to upload your pages separately to a secure
server.
Path To Your Shared SSL
Web Space
When your site is accessed via Shared SSL, the full
system path to your web space changes. It is based
on your account username and the number of the web
server your account is hosted on which you can get
from the Information
page. For an account with the username 'joebloggs',
hosted on Server No. 4, the path to its web space
when accessed over SSL would be:
- /fs/home/4/j/o/joebloggs/public_html
You must substitute '4', 'j', 'o' and
'joebloggs' with your server number, the first and
second letters of your account username, and your
account username respectively.
Using mySQL with Shared
SSL
If you wish your Shared SSL secure pages to be able
to access your mySQL
database, you must use the data base server host
name 'serverX' in your secure pages. Where X is the
number of the web server your account is hosted on,
you can get this information from the Information
page. Using this hostname means that mySQL database
connections will be made across the network rather
than through a local socket. Since local sockets
are much quicker and more efficient, this special
host name should only be used in secure pages.
Notes On SSL
Please note that SSL does not include software to
process credit card transactions. Although you can
securely receive credit card information through
SSL, actual processing of the credit card will
require a 'Merchant account' from an accredited
financial institution.
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