Secure website

[Alex Ng]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to make a website secure? I want my page to have an lock icon at the bottom right of the browser.

Thx,
Alex

[CPCericola]

Originally posted by Alex Ng
Hi,

Does anyone know how to make a website secure? I want my page to have an lock icon at the bottom right of the browser.

Thx,
Alex

There's two steps..first you need to have people go to a secure server rather than just a stand webserver. Depending on your configuration, it can simply be done by going to https://www.YourWebsite.com. This runs on port 443(TCP) as opposed to port 80(TCP).

Secondly, you should get a security cerificate to verify that you are who you are. If you're doing this as a small website for friends, it may not be necessary. However, if you want to run this as a production web-site and plan to sell anything, I highly suggest you purchase a cert from Verisign(http://www.Verisign.com) or another vendor.

I hope this helps you out.