How can I make a Mail Form secure?

chrisjchrisj · 11-04-2009, 02:11 AM

What I mean by secure is the user enters personal information into a web page Mail Form, they select "Submit" and the information travels securely to the web site database.

tomws · 11-04-2009, 02:52 AM

HTTPS. Or, put another way, probably more money on your hosting bill to cover the SSL certificate.

chrisjchrisj · 11-04-2009, 03:40 AM

So, I'd need a SSL certificate for the Form, but it wouldn't be for the entire site? How does that work?

tomws · 11-04-2009, 03:50 AM

It would be for the entire site.

Are you trying to secure sensitive info like CC numbers? Or something else?

chrisjchrisj · 11-04-2009, 03:56 PM

Thanks for your reply.
No CC numbers, I'm trying to secure bank account numbers and bank account routing numbers, etc.

tomws · 11-04-2009, 04:15 PM

You should probably be ponying up the bucks for an SSL certificate. That kind of information over an open wire would be inviting trouble.

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chrisjchrisj New Coder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	How can I make a Mail Form secure? What I mean by secure is the user enters personal information into a web page Mail Form, they select "Submit" and the information travels securely to the web site database.

11-04-2009, 02:52 AM	PM User \| #2
tomws Senior Coder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 21 Thanked 219 Times in 217 Posts	HTTPS. Or, put another way, probably more money on your hosting bill to cover the SSL certificate. __________________ Do not listen to the golden pigs, they speak only lies and treachery. Engineered Web

11-04-2009, 03:40 AM	PM User \| #3
chrisjchrisj New Coder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks So, I'd need a SSL certificate for the Form, but it wouldn't be for the entire site? How does that work?

11-04-2009, 03:50 AM	PM User \| #4
tomws Senior Coder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 21 Thanked 219 Times in 217 Posts	It would be for the entire site. Are you trying to secure sensitive info like CC numbers? Or something else? __________________ Do not listen to the golden pigs, they speak only lies and treachery. Engineered Web

11-04-2009, 03:56 PM	PM User \| #5
chrisjchrisj New Coder Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 76 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thanks Thanks for your reply. No CC numbers, I'm trying to secure bank account numbers and bank account routing numbers, etc.

11-04-2009, 04:15 PM	PM User \| #6
tomws Senior Coder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,575 Thanks: 21 Thanked 219 Times in 217 Posts	You should probably be ponying up the bucks for an SSL certificate. That kind of information over an open wire would be inviting trouble. __________________ Do not listen to the golden pigs, they speak only lies and treachery. Engineered Web

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