If you have an e-commerce website the answer is definitely YES — you need an SSL certificate!

Each website that is used for gathering and transmitting customer’s information should use an SSL certificate in order to guarantee the safety of this information.

Most of the Internet users expect any personal information they provide via the Internet to remain confidential and integral. Many people will never buy your products or services online unless they are sure that their details will be secure. The SSL certificate is the only way to secure your online transactions and to show your customers that you really value the confidentiality of their data. Using an SSL certificate is essential if you wish to have a truly successful e-commerce website.

A Shared SSL certificate is included with each RMX Hosting account. It guarantees that any data transmitted through a site using this SSL certificate will be secure. However, the shared certificate is not the best choice for an e-commerce website because it will always display a note that the SSL certificate is not issued for the customer’s domain. This note may cost a loss of customers and no e-commerce site would like that to happen.

We strongly recommend a Private SSL certificate to be used by each e-commerce website.

RapidSSL
RapidSSL Certificate $16.99/year
RapidSSL Wildcard Certificate $169.99/year
Thawte
Thawte SSLWebserver EV
Thawte SSLWebserver Wildcard
Thawte SGC SuperCerts
Thawte SSL Web Server
Thawte SSL123 Certificate
VeriSign
VeriSign Secure Site
VeriSign Secure Site Pro
GeoTrust
GeoTrust True BusinessID
GeoTrust True BusinessID with EV