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Step 6
Processing and Accepting Orders
When
processing and accepting orders from an eCommerce Web site, security
is of the highest importance. If visitors to the site do not feel
comfortable they will not make purchases from your Web site. By adding
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) to the server you are able to provide a
secure environment to handle transactions.
1) Secured - When information is passed to and from the server
it needs to be encrypted to protect the parties sending and receiving
from the Web site. Adding SSL (Secure Socket Layer) will give you
128 byte encryption for all information passed from the server. There
are three points at which it is important to have SSL or some other
form of security performing eCommerce transactions:
A) When the customer is entering payment information
B) When the eCommerce program sends information to a Payment
Gateway for authorization and capture of payment information
C) When the merchant is viewing orders and payment information
2) Non-Secured - not a real option if you are considering an
eCommerce solution. The Web site needs to have a secure operation
for sending and receiving information.
Additional information on SSL and Digital Certificates can be found
by searching for those terms from the Search page in our Support
section.
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