Will I need an SSL Certificate?

I am planning to start up a new business soon and part of it is selling online. I was planning on using PayPal in the early days to handle the payments until we can afford good enough security so that we can hold data such as credit card information ourselves. My question is this:

When using PayPal (or other third party checkouts such as Google Checkout) as a checkout system, will my site need an SSL certificate and an https connection?

Contributors

Replies

4 Hours

Discussion Span

2 Years Ago

Last Updated

Views

Question
Answered

Borzoi

Posting Whiz

338 posts since Oct 2006

Reputation Points: 35

Solved Threads: 30

Skill Endorsements: 0

2 Years Ago

Technically no, PayPal will handle that part for you. However, most users will trust you more if you do have one yourself. It means you take their privacy seriously.

pritaeas

Posting Prodigy

Moderator

9,533 posts since Jul 2006

Reputation Points: 1,194

Solved Threads: 1,494

Skill Endorsements: 98

2 Years Ago

Thank you.

Borzoi

Posting Whiz

338 posts since Oct 2006

Reputation Points: 35

Solved Threads: 30

Skill Endorsements: 0

Question Answered as of 2 Years Ago by pritaeas

This question has already been solved: Start a new discussion instead

You