Website. Is There A Good, Cheap, Easy Way To Do This?
Q: I need to set up a secure credit-card ordering option on a small-business website. Is there a good, cheap, easy way to do this? Advice really appreciated.
A: -You will find some excellent information and list of vendors offering charge card processing services and secure form services in the Elsop Electronic Commerce Resource Center Which can be found in The Elsop Webmaster Resource Center http://www.elsop.com/wrc/ Contains the very best links and most comprehensive coverage of computer industry trade publications, website development, HTML, servers, validators, link checkers, and software for webmasters. -How much security and of what type? If you just want something to encrypt the credit-card number during transmission, you can install an SSL capable HTTP server, free or commercial (see http://webcompare.internet.com for a list of servers). If you want a greater level of trust (i.e. so your clients can trust you), you should think about getting a digital certificate. -It has always been my experience that of the three requirements--good, cheap, and easy--you may have any two. My advice would be to allocate enough resources to implement this functionality properly. This is nothing to be done on the cheap.