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  • Plugin Author Eshan Varma

    (@ishanverma)

    SSL is optional for this plugin.

    Hi Ishan or anyone with the answer,

    SSL being optional for this plugin. Does this mean that the plugin encrypts the information which I find odd or are you are allowing people the option to send their transaction information in the clear?

    Thanks

    The plugin is posting (sending) the data from the customer browser directly to an a https (SSL) location at Authorize.net. The raw credit card data is never sent to (or stored in) this plugin, WooCommerce or WordPress.

    So, for the confidence of your buyer you might want to install a secure certificate, but it isn’t necessary and there is no security issue if you don’t.

    I have 20+ years of doing this kind of conversion (among many other things) from non-SSL to SSL enabled web sites, including WordPress sites. It isn’t always straightforward. If you find that customers demand your checkout page be SSL enabled, then you may be forced to do it even though it isn’t necessary.

    If you find that making the SSL jump is more complicated than you want to get into, please contact me.

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