Have Paypal Express. Do I still need SSL?

**YellowStarS2k** · 16 Jul 2008, 03:50 AM

I see that when the customer actually pays for items and logs into and pays with their Paypal account, paypal.com of course is SSL protected, but my own website is not. Since this is my only method of payment for customers, will it be necessary to buy / install SSL for my website? I don't believe there is any sensitive information transferred to me.
Thanks

**Tech-E** · 16 Jul 2008, 04:00 AM

A customer's name and address is sensitive for some people. I know people who will not buy a product unless every page where they enter personal information is encrypted.

**YellowStarS2k** · 16 Jul 2008, 08:04 PM

Ah, okay. Thanks. I guess I'll get that SSL cert. :)

**fairestcape** · 16 Jul 2008, 11:12 PM

Originally Posted by Tech-E

A customer's name and address is sensitive for some people. I know people who will not buy a product unless every page where they enter personal information is encrypted.

I agree with this... SSL gives your customers peace of mind. Apart from encrypting data during transmission, a dedicated SSL CERT lets customers see that the website is genuine.

There is evidence that many people abandon a webcart if they don't see HTTPS in the address bar when entering sensitive data.