Re: SSL suppport

by "Leland V. Lammert" <lvl(at)omnitec.net>

Date:	Mon, 03 Jan 2000 16:00:19 -0600
To:	"Keith Kaste" <kkaste(at)hotbot.com>, hwg-business(at)hwg.org
In-Reply-To:	hotbot
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At 03:05 PM 1/3/00 , Keith Kaste wrote:
>My question is: what arrangements need to be made for SSL to work? If I am a virtual host and I want my client to be able to offer secure server services to his/her customers, how do I make that happen? I read something about a $300 charge or something. Does anyone have some light to shed on this subject?

SSL 'space' is just like normal web space, only in a 'protected' directory structure with higher security (supposedly), and visibility by the httpsd daemon. There is nothing special here, .. but you have two choices:

1) Use your Host's Cert, which means your SSL server will have their name.

2) Purchase one or more Certs (from Verisign, et al) so you may have your 'own' servers.

That could be the $300 charge you mentioned, .. but beware that charge is for *each* cert. We are members of the Thawte HP program, .. which is much lower cost, but Thawte was recently purchased by Verisign.

Separate issues are a Merchant Account and Transaction Processing.

         Lee
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    Leland V. Lammert                                lvl(at)omnitec.net
       Chief Scientist                         Omnitec Corporation
   Network/Internet Consultants              www.omnitec.net
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