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Re: securing html forms



hi !

My "would be" server wala says :
Your server is located in a secured data centers which has various security
checks and port scanners to ensure data transmission is secure.

Should I still insist on SSL ? or not having it is secure enough ?



> your best bet wud be to use post method with ssl. But if u need to use
ssl,
> u need to get a secure server certificate, which is tied to your machine's
> domain name. Though u can sign your own certificate, the browser will
flash
> a nasty warning sign to the user. Also ssl takes a heavy toll on the
> server.. so be careful about using ssl!!!

> > hi !
> >
> > I wanna secure my html forms.
> > I'll be using apache.
> > my cgi is in c.
> > currently i'm using post method in da html.
> >
> > I dunno wats the best thing to do.
> > write my own encrypting script within the HTML ? use SSL if possible ?
> >
> > also is there any kinda ready made thing availble to do such
things..(and
> > which is free also ofcourse) ;o)
> >
> > thanx !
> >
> > aiwa ! :o)