Credit Card Details Using SSL Question ??

[KD1]

Hi All

I am just sorting out the best option for me regarding taking payments. What i want to do initially is to use SSL on a server to capture card details for later processing.

This is an option within Actinic software but states i must use an SSL server for obvious security reasons.

I was just about to sign up for a hosting package with Webfusion but found out today that they dont offer a SSL option or shared SSL

So can anybody reccommend a tried and tested hosting company which includes SSL that works perfect with Actinic and also including smtp mail server for emails etc.. which i know has been aproblem with certain hosting companies..

Thanks Keith

[pinbrook]

if you want to host with webfusion you can use Actinic shared SSL.

There is a world of difference between shared SSL, own SSL and actinic shared SSL. Contact Actinic for details of their shared SSL.

Or contact us if you want your own SSL cert

[KD1]

Hi Jo

Can you explain in breif the pit falls of shared SSL and i if need a SSL cert what cost is involed and how does it work.

Other than that i dont mind shared SSL with the hosting company, Can you recommend any ??? I know ixwebhosting offer shared SSL but they are US based and the SMTP email thing doesnt work, I need a UK based web host at reasonable cost

Keith

[pinbrook]

Actinic shared ssl is not the same as a hosts shared SSL. Personally I've never tried to configure a hosts shared SSL as it tends to be tricky. The price difference is taken up in time configuring so I don't bother

The diiference between shared SSL and your own cert is if you have your own cert the customer goes seamlessly from http://yourdomain to https://yourdomain

using shared the customer bounces from http://yourdomain to https://yourhostssecureserver.anything

price for actinic shared SSL is visible on their site, our price for hosting and ssl is on our website (forum rules prevent me from posting prices)