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The most basic component of website security is SSL, Secure Sockets Layer technology. All web pages that transmit and receive credit card and other sensitive information should use SSL for website security.

his form of website security utilizes a system of invisible “encryption” that guarantees website security without any inconvenience to the communicating parties. SSL is an industry standard that provides website security to millions of websites.

Commonly, information is sent across the internet by passing it from one computer (also called “servers”) to another and website security is not a serious issue. However, because every bit of information on the internet travels through so many computers (servers) to reach its destination, website security IS an issue when sensitive information is passed.

In website security parlance, “encryption” is the process of converting sensitive information, referred to as “plaintext” which anyone can read, into coded or “ciphertext” which requires a “key” for deciphering. SSL ensures that data passed between web servers and browsers (personal computers) have proper website security so that what are called secure “sessions” can transpire between two parties.

To implement SSL website security protocol, an SSL Certificate is required. These can be obtained through various website security vendors and through website hosts and web page vendors that are Certification Authorities (CA’s). These should be a trusted CA source to additionally assure your website security.

An SSL Certificate for website security requires a domain name, company name, address, city, state and country. When issued it will contain the expiration date and information about the Certification Authority that issued this website security instrument.

This Certificate is checked by any computer browser that begins a secure session on a website.  SSL website security protocol, when checking an SSL Certificate, will note the expiration date, whether the CA is one that is trusted by the browser, and that the Certificate is in use by the correct website for which it was issued. Failing any of these checks will prompt a warning to the end user, indicating that website security is in doubt.

You can get SSL certificates from Verisign and Thawte or by doing a Google search.