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Leigh Maher
21,830 PointsWhat if you use a hosted payment page?
If the payment page is hosted on the payment gateway, would you still need an SSL?
2 Answers
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsTypically if you are not hosting or transmitting any payment data but instead you are using a third party such as Paypal to process the payment then you do not need SSL. If a user was submitting their data on your website and then it was being sent to a payment gateway then you would have to worry about having a certificate.
Example 1 - You don't need SSL:
The user visits your website, they click on a product and add it to the cart. They click the BUY button and they are forwarded to a payment page hosted on PayPal. Paypal handles all of the CC processing.
Example 2 - You need SSL:
A user visits your site, selects a product and proceeds to checkout. They create an account, put in their information, and confirm everything then submit their data to place the order. Your website itself takes the data and posts it to the payment gateway.
Hope that makes sense!
Leigh Maher
21,830 PointsGreat. Thanks Luke.