In 2006, a group of leading SSL Certificate Authorities (CAs) and browser vendors collaborated and approved standard practices for certificate validation and display. It was coined “the Extended Validation Standard”.
To issue an SSL Certificate that complies with the standard, a Certificate Authority must adopt the extended certificate validation practice and pass a Webtrust audit. This […]
While E-commerce software can usually be purchased online from the maker, it is also often found included as part of a specialized e-commerce package from any of the many Web hosting companies out there that support such business operations.
Outsourcing some of your Web site’s technical operations to a Web hosting company may be a good […]
Small businesses can make giant leaps toward ensuring the protection of their customers by investing in secure sockets layer (SSL) technology for their Web sites and online transactions. Any Web site collecting confidential information such as credit card numbers should know that SSL is a necessary tool for encoding this sensitive information to protect it […]
Once you have purchased a domain name and have set up your Web site with a hosting firm, you should consider securing your site - particularly if you intend to conduct e-commerce transactions. By accepting your customers? credit card information through your Web site, you are also accepting the responsibility for the security of that […]