Re: [cobalt-developers] SSL on RAQ 4 basic help

["FS" <fs@xxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for all the tips...It's certainly very clear now from all your
replies that sending details via email is a big NO NO. The client isn't
interested in any 3rd party verification - I imagine I will go for the
database interface option.

Thanks again.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Thomas" <rikt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-developers] SSL on RAQ 4 basic help


> On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, FS wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Can anyone help.?
> >
> > I'm trying to set-up a secure connection for a client who wants users to
> > enter credit card details on a web page and then have these emailed to
them.
> > No real On-line payment is happening so my thoughts on how to do this
would
> > be to set up a secure connection via SSL and then send the email using
APOP.
> > Is this the best way to do this? If so, how do I actually use the SSL on
a
> > web page? I know how to activate it on a site, but how do I actually
> > implement it for a particular web page (i.e.. the page that has the
details
> > entered on to it..)?
> >
> > I know this is probably quite basic stuff, but would really appreciate
some
> > help.
> >
>
> Please, PLEASE don't e-mail credit card numbers, Stand firm on this with
> you client.  Your best best is to build an interface for them that will
> only connect via ssl so they can retrieve this information, this is
> ofcourse if they are going to  use a system not like authorize.net.
> Authorizet.net is really the best solution out there going, this way the
> credit number never really has to get stored on your server.
>
>
> Remember it is still more dangerous using your credit card number in a
> store than it is online.
>
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