
Web pages and input forms travel across the Internet in clear text. If your
site displays or collects sensitive or personal information (e.g., credit card
numbers) then you should have these pages secured with SSL encryption. To enable
the secure HTML protocol (HTTPS) you will need a secure server certificate.
Secure Server Options
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Unique SSL Certificate
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Shared SSL Certificate
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Unique Self-Issued Certificate
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Issuer: |
VeriSign, Thawte, GeoTrust |
VeriSign, Thawte, GeoTrust |
Argos Networks |
Order Through: |
Argos Networks |
Argos Networks |
Argos Networks |
Domain Name
Displayed: |
https://www.[Your Domain Name]:[port]/ |
https://secure.argos.net/[YourDomain]/ |
https://www.[Your Domain Name]:[port]/ |
Domain Name
Example: |
https://www.Lawyer.com/ |
https://secure.argos.net/Lawyer/ |
https://www.Lawyer.com:443/ |
Untrusted Site
Warning: |
No |
No |
Yes (depends on browser settings)
Eliminated after visitor accepts
the Argos Networks C.A. certificate. |
Internet Explorer 3 Compatible: |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Cost: |
starting at $149.00 / Year |
$10.00 / Month |
$10.00 / Month |
Usage Notes
- To secure one of your pages (e.g., an order form), you simply link to that
page using a URL starting with HTTPS: instead of HTTP:
.
If you are using our Shared VeriSign Certificate, then you link to your
secure page
using a URL starting with HTTPS://secure.argos.net/[YourDomain]/
. (Replace [YourDomain] with your respective domain
name.)
- All links to pictures, CGI or other scripts should be via a relative
link, e.g., use /images/picture.gif instead of
http://www.lawyer.com/images/picture.gif. Otherwise, your visitor will
receive a warning that your page contains secure and unsecure contents.
- If you must link to pictures, CGI or other scripts on external
sites, you must use a secure protocol, e.g., https://www.picturesource.com/images/picture.gif.
Otherwise, your visitor will receive a warning that your page contains
secure and non-secure contents.
- If you are using a Self-Issued Certificate by Argos Network you should
create a non-secure start page that invites visitors to accept and trust the
Argos Networks certificate.
This will avoid a warning that the certificate was issued by an untrusted
authority.
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