Yeah, I agree with that JJ... > -----Original Message----- > From: J.J. Merrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 9:24 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OT: SSL Necessary? Important? > > And on the topic I would say that it probably is overkill but a lot of > times peoples perception of security makes them happy. I think it is a > far more worst security risk that someone just downloads the thing and > sells it then for someone to sniff the packets to get a couple of > addresses and phone numbers. > > It's like here in nashville there was a breakin at the election > commission and laptops were stolen with all the voter roles on them... > which meant SS numbers etc. People freaked out and the city ended up > having to pay for credit monitoring services and send out 2 mailed > letters to everyone registered to vote in Davidson County. Probably > not cheap at all. > > Come to find out the laptops were stolen by a homeless guy along with > a space heater and a radio. They recovered the laptops only to > discover they weren't even turned on! > > In the end give the client what they want and if they are willing to > pay a little bit more for a sense of security have at it. > > J.J. > > On 1/24/08, J.J. Merrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yeah, it really isn't bad. Depending on the host they might have a > > shared SSL cert you can use. Essentially they just map your site as a > > folder underneath a larger site. > > > > In the end it is like $20 for a low-end cert that will get you the > > encryption you want/need and a couple of bucks for a static IP a > > month from their webhost. > > > > J.J. > > > > On 1/24/08, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What's the total cost, typically? > > > > > > Cost of the SSL Cert, plus a dedicated IP (required, correct?), > > > plus whatever other charges an ISP may charge? > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: James Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:02 AM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: Re: OT: SSL Necessary? Important? > > > > > > > > On Jan 24, 2008 11:38 AM, Claude Schneegans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Is the SSL encryption overkill for something like this? > > > > > > > > > > IMHO yes. > > > > > Unless they are willing to pay for more protection, because it is not > > > > > free. > > > > > > > > Unless they use OpenSSL and self-sign, which is free. Of course users > > > > may not desire the warning about an untrusted cert, so it's not > > > > perfect. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > mxAjax / CFAjax docs and other useful articles: > > > > http://www.bifrost.com.au/blog/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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