- What is SSL
Secure Socket Layers provide a means for submitting encrypted data via the web. SSL works based upon a public key / certificate system. As data is transmitted it is encrypted into 40 or 128 bit encryption and the web server then decrypts the data once it is transmitted. In the rare occasion that the data was stolen during the transmission process the only data that they would see would be encrypted which means that viewing it would show nothing but letters, numbers, and symbols randomly mixed.
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- How does SSL work?
In order for this process to work without many warning messages from IE and Netscape about possible security hazards a certificate must be obtained from a trusted source. A certificate is only good for one domain name.
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- How do I add this feature?
If you would like to enable SSL on your account contact ForwardWeb and ask to have this feature enabled.
If you would like to have your own certificate installed so that customers can navigate your site via https://www.yourdomain.com you will have to purchase your own certificate and have us generate a key request and install it on the server. We recommend using Thawte for this purpose. Once you have the key from Thawte, we will install it for you.
(Please note that there is a one time fee for this service. For more information see the Packages section in the main menu)
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