Secure Socket Layer

[tranphuck]

I've heard too much about SSL, but don't how to deploy it for my e-commerce website. I must register for an account with some SSL provider ?

[buntine]

Yes, thats right. The method you use will vary depending on your server. You can get an open source SSL toolkit from http://www.openssl.org/. I have had no experience with this package, though.

- Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...re/iisslsc.htm
- Apache: http://www.flatmtn.com/computer/Linu...tesApache.html

Regards.

[Intensity]

Hey Buntine.

There are dedicated Secure Socket Layers and 'Shared Socket Layers', < which is what I have with my hosting provider.

What is the real difference in these two? Speed? Is the Dedicated SSL really more secure? And the most famous questions of them all. Why?