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Getting Started with nopCommerce
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an industry-standard security technology that encrypts data passing between a web server and a browser. You know you're using a secured site with SSL when the URL contains https. Just about every e-commerce site on the Internet utilizes SSL communications to ensure credit card information is passed in a secured way. Your site is no different. If you plan on taking credit card payments, you must ensure you have SSL set up and configured to protect your customers and yourself.
Before you can enable SSL on your site, you will need to obtain an SSL certificate. These can be purchased from a variety of vendors such as GoDaddy.com or your hosting provider. I won't go into detail about how to purchase and set up a certificate in this book, but you will have to work with your hosting provider to install the certificate once you have purchased one.
You can enable SSL on your site in two ways:
Enable via the administration site: In the administration site...
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