Do I need an SSL certificate?
If you have an e-commerce website the answer is definitely YES -- you need an SSL certificate!
Each website that is used for gathering and transmitting customer's information should use an SSL certificate in order to guarantee the safety of this information.
Most of the Internet users expect any personal information they provide via the Internet to remain confidential and integral. Many people will never buy your products or services online unless they are sure that their details will be secure. The SSL certificate is the only way to secure your online transactions and to show your customers that you really value the confidentiality of their data. Using an SSL certificate is essential if you wish to have a truly successful e-commerce website.
A Shared SSL certificate is included in each Argon Hosting server. It guarantees that any data transmitted through a site using this SSL certificate will be secure. However, the shared certificate is not the best choice for an e-commerce website because it will always display a note that the SSL certificate is not issued for the customer's domain and will display an error depending on the type of browser. This may cost a loss of customers and no e-commerce site would like that to happen.
Argon Hosting strongly recommends a Private SSL certificate to be used by each e-commerce website. A Private SSL certificate can be purchased from the Client Portal. Just login to your client portal (on the right side of this page), click on "Order" on the right side menu, then choose "Product Addons" to find the order for an SSL certificate.
