[Ankita]

Obtaining a Digital Certificate

A digital certificate, also known as a SSL Server Certificate, enables SSL (Secure Socket Layer encryption) on the web server. SSL protects communications so you can take credit card orders securely and ensure that hackers cannot eavesdrop on you. Any eCommerce company will require you to have SSL before you can use their services.

Thankfully, for most people obtaining a digital certificate is not a problem. For a minimal fee, one can usually use the certificate owned by the web hosting company where your page resides.

If you are a larger company, however, you may want to get your own digital certificate. A certificate costs about $125.00 and can be obtained from Thawte or Verisign

[FloydF]

This is good information. For now, I just use third-party processors. However, as my ecommerce sites grow I may want to get my own certificate.

[aspire]

Digital certificates are also required in some instances by way of statutory requirements.

[willyoumind]

You have the point here, Ankita.

The first thing I would pay attention when I arrived at a online shopping site, is whether the site installs the SSL feature or not...

I will not put myself on the risk to purchase in a site without the SSL certificate. After all, I cannot even afford to risk it as well...