[Leica] web question SSL Certification

[john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Anything where you need to prove you are who you say you are or to encrypt
data (passwords, credit card details etc) so that it cannot be eavesdropped
or tampered with.

If you just have a straight web site that is open to all then I doubt you
need SSL.

john

-----Original Message-----


So it's not related to site hacking, just money transfers?

Leo Wesson

On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Chris Crawford <
chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:

> SSL is needed for e-commerce sites that accept payment through a credit
> card gateway like Authorize.net. If you're using Paypal, like my site
> does, SSL isn't needed because buyers are transferred to Paypal's site to
> fill in payment info.
>
>
> On 5/29/12 11:19 AM, "leo wesson" <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi All,
> >
> >Sorry, been way off the grid due to work.....
> >
> >I"m in the process of changing webhosts and I have a really stupid
> >question:
> >
> >Do I need to purchase SSL certification?
> >
> >thanks!
> >
> >Leo Wesson
> >Photographer/Videographer
> >817.733.9157
> >www.leowesson.com
> >