Secure Server

Chapter 5 - SSL (Secure Server)

Some users have experienced problems using the Secure Server. The most common reason is that the user has not inserted the proper code to call the secure server. We have several servers and depending upon which server you are on, you will need to enter the server name. If you do not know your server name, please complete the technical support request form and we will provide you with that information. Following is an example of how the code should look when calling the secure server:

https://host.server.com/~yourusername/yourpage.html

Normally, any text(such as your credit card number) sent from your browser to the web server is sent as plain text. This means that a hacker could potentially intercept (however unlikely) the information sent from your browser and read it. Therefore, by using the secure server, the information is encrypted before it is sent from your browser. It would be practically impossible for anyone to decrypt it without knowing the key.

The following example uses youruser as your user name, and any page as the name of the order form or the page you wish to be secure.

Use the following URL to call your pages via the secure server.

https://host.server.com/~youruser/anypage.html

Using formmail.cgi through secure server

If you are calling the formmail through the secure server, or not, your action line MUST look exactly like the following:


<form action="/cgi-sys/formmail.pl" method="post">