Thread: ssl certificate and paypal

I'm an author and will be selling e-books. While doing research on web hosting I came across BV and I like what I see. But I have a question for you.

In order to use paypal on your website are you required to have an ssl certificate? I'm confused over this matter. I've been looking through the posts and it seems like I'm reading that you and you don't. So, I just want to clarify.

Thanks,
cherylislds

If you are using paypal standard, premium or business .. no you dont need ssl. If you are using paypal pro.. yes you do.

Karen

No you don't have to have an SSL certificate. This is because PayPal is handling the secure transaction for you and you will never see the customer's financial info.

Now I believe there are higher levels of PayPal accounts (that you pay for) that does require a certificate, which I think you can get thru PayPal. PayPal has a ton of info on all the services they offer, so you should also spend sometime reading their info.

When using the free PayPal accounts with BV; go to PayPal itself to create the various buttons. They offer more options for the buttons than the built-in buttons provided on BV.

Edit: Sorry Karen....you out typed my two finger style!! LOL

Dave..

No problem... Only reason im browsing is im trying to find an excuse to stop coding calorie counters and flash menus! Forum is a nice distraction now n then...lol

Karen

I agree about the forum distraction.....in fact I should be working on my third site right now!! Have a great day, Karen!

Thanks for the replies!