E-Commerce & SSL Certificate?

[saramike]

Do an E-Commerce Website Needs SSL Certificate?

 

[finleydesign]

Depends on how you want to accept payment online

 

[ITsoldUK]

Do an E-Commerce Website Needs SSL Certificate?

Not really is accepting payment via PSP BUT

Yes if you want to get people registering in a safe and secure manner

 

[nimahen]

The best thing about SSL Certificate for the E-Commerce business is you can gain more trust from your customers and your business productivity increases. This link gives more information about SSL Certificate: http://www.squidoo.com/the-smartest-thing-a-business-owner-can-do-to-protect-an-e-commerce-website2

 

[zone1creative]

If you are accepting credit card details on your site, then you do. Your payment provider or bank will usually also ask you for a server that passes all its security tests too.

I know that with HSBC security metrics will check your site every 3 months and ask you to make server changes. so you should also have vps or dedicated server with a technician at hand to make these server side changes.

If you use sagepay form or worldpay form method where card data is collected on the payment providers pages then you do not. However, some customer may not be happy about giving address/personal information in the checkout with no SSL. So I would still receommend it but you will not need to pass any security audits for this method, which can become costly.

 

[andygambles]

Do an E-Commerce Website Needs SSL Certificate?

Based on your response here - http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=2046843&postcount=9

I would suggest you already know the answer so perhaps you have other motives for posting?

 

[bensmoa]

if you are using external payment gateway then there is no need of getting ssl certificate.

 

[andygambles]

if you are using external payment gateway then there is no need of getting ssl certificate.

There is if you are collecting customer details before the payment gateway and/or you have an admin area where you manage orders.

 

[ITsoldUK]

if you are using external payment gateway then there is no need of getting ssl certificate.

Of course there is...as stated at 10.32 this morning PLUS what Andy has stated too...

 

[Ali-v-8]

If you are collecting customer information SSL are a must - Andy Gamble may be Bias but he will have the correct information on this matter as it is what he does.

 

[webhostuk]

If you are selling online products and receiving online payments you should 100% have SSL certificate.

 

[Holopainen]

Yes, for sure. It will increase trust to your web store. As a result your conversion rate and sales will grow.