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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	Hi all, just wondering with SSL Certificates etc, what part of the site should actually use it. From what i (think) i know the SSL basically encrypts the data that the user sends from the client side to the server, keeping it from prying eyes. So.. Im just wondering. For a standard login, where people login to get to a "members" section and that sort of thing, does it need to use encryption? I mean forums generally dont seem to use ssl, so i mnot sure if a member section would require it. furthering that, for a shopping cart, where you actually select your products, does that need encryption? Obviously the part where you enter the personal data and CC info does need to be, but what is the advantage of putting the selecting products part of the site as secure. Thanks all for the thoughts Loading...
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