What is SSL?
SSL or Secure Sockets Layer is a method of ensuring that information submitted through your Web site is secure and cannot be accessed by unauthorised users. When a site offers an SSL-secured form, the information submitted via that form (typically credit card information) is encrypted using a special certificate key and then decrypted using another key after it has been transmitted. When users access a site secured with SSL using either Netscape, Firefox or Internet Explorer, a symbol displays in their browser windows indicating that the site is secure.