What is SSL?

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It is a file transfer protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet.

In general, SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data ? a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers.

In most of the case, URLs that require an SSL connection start with “https:” instead of “http:”.

More about SSL.

Does BlueHost offer SSL server?

The answer is YES. BlueHost do offers SSL server in their hosting plan.

In fact,  BlueHost web hosting plan is fully compatible for ecommerce hosting purposes as you can setup your ecommerce website using any of these ecommerce scripts; oscommerce, zen cart, cube cart, agora shopping cart.

BlueHost ecommerce hosting features

Beside being a compatible ecommerce web hosting plan, there are more features to look into. This includes, SSL certificates and SSL server, dedicated IP address, and even PPC encryption for added security.

Lets check on these features from BlueHost hosting:

• Free generated SSL Certificate
• SSL Secure Server
• Password Protected Directories
• OpenPGP / GPG Encryption

I guess that’s quite enough for a quick guide in e-commerce hosting shopping.