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In my start to learn about this stuff, I found that Google returned over 50 million results, and Webmasters returned 1,300. I thought that before I read them all, I would ask a couple of simplifying questions about this topic, and my potential need for it.
1) Since I make a custom product by hand, I do not have a shopping cart (yet), but a "form" with the typical name and address stuff plus a textarea and a submit button. I do NOT have a place to enter credit card numbers, as I will do business only by check or money order sent through the mail. This is pretty much the form I will use for orders as well as comments (until I get some standard products and a shopping cart). Since my "form" doesn't ask for any super secret information, with the possible exception of an e-mail address, is there any reason to encrypt it?
2) This is the BIG question; is there any real good or bad software, script, program, tutorial, etc. etc. out there that I should look at or avoid?
I'm hoping that someone out there can steer me in the right direction because it may take awhile to analyze all 50 million Google responses.
Thank you very much,
Bo
Since you don't collect any payment card information, you are not subject to PCI regulations, so it is not required.
But, when I fill out any form, even innocous ones, I like to see encryption. Just because I want to send my info to you, not anyone who wants to see it. I'm a privacy freak. :)
All you need is an SSL cert installed on your domain. You could even use your host's shared SSL if they have it. You'll have to discuss with them how to use it. You won't have to change anything about your form, you will just have to call it using the SSL address (your host can help you out with this)...
bo
