SSL Certificates
Security is an important aspect of any e-commerce business and it can actually affect the number of sales you generate through your online store. It’s difficult to make money when your consumers don’t feel safe completing a purchase on your website. That’s where SSL Certificates come into play. In addition to functioning from a technical standpoint to ensure the secure transfer of sensitive data, displaying your certificate will instill confidence into your customers to make purchases.
“Of Internet users who have never been online shopping, statistics show that 62.4 percent don't trust websites, 47.7 percent worry about product quality and 42.3 percent doubt the security of online deals.”
“Both sellers and buyers consider credibility to be the biggest question in the transaction process.” *
SSL Certificate FAQs
- What is Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)?
- The secure sockets layer protects data transferred over the http using encryption enabled by a server’s SSL Certificate. An SSL Certificate contains a public key and a private key. A public key is used to encrypt information and a private key is used to decipher it. When a browser points to a secured domain, an SSL handshake authenticates the server and the client and established an encryption method and a unique session key. They can begin a secure session that guarantees message privacy and mess integrity.
- What is Extended Validation (EV) SSL?
- In 2006, a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser vendors approved standard practices for certificate validation and visibility called the Extended Validation Standard (known during development as “High Assurance”). To issue an SSL Certificate that complies with the standard, a CA must adopt the extended certificate validation practice and pass an audit. When shoppers visit a Web site secured with an EV SSL Certificate, new high-security browsers will trigger the address bar to turn green and display the name of the organization listed in the certificate as well as the Certificate Authority. The browser and the Certificate Authority control the display, making it difficult for phishers and counterfeiters to hijack your brand and your customers.
- How can I assure my customers that their transactions are secure?
- Obviously, if your customers will be submitting their credit card information to you online they will want to know that this information is safe. If they are not comfortable with the security your site offers, they will probably not buy products from you. The best way to alleviate your customers’ concerns is to secure your site using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). When a site is secured with SSL—the standard form of encryption currently used on the Web—visitors will see a special symbol in their browser window that indicates the site is secure. Visitors can also tell that a page is secured by looking at the URL. A secure page’s URL begins with the letters “HTTPS” instead of the standard “HTTP.”
- What is an SSL Certificate? How do I get one?
- An SSL Certificate, or a digital certificate, is an electronic document that contains the information necessary to establish a secure SSL connection. When used in credit card transactions, the Web site collecting the credit card information and the site to which the information is being transmitted must both have an SSL Certificate.
InternetMerchant provides SSL Certificates through our partner ControlScan. Place on order through our secure checkout process or contact our sales team at 866.846.1414 if you are interested in purchasing one.
- Our technicians will get your online store up and running
- Complete Shopping Cart Integration
- Guaranteed Web Store Functionality
- Complimentary Test Transaction
$495
learn more
- Our technicians will get your online store up and running
- Complete Shopping Cart Integration
- Guaranteed Web Store Functionality
- Complimentary Test Transaction
$995
learn more
