Today's Internet is not a safe place and danger can hide anywhere. However, one feels more confident on the light street with police patrol than in the dark deserted alley. If your potential customers consider your shop to be insecure they will never make a purchase. The trust of your customers is vitally important for your on-line business.

X-Cart software is equipped with up-to-date security technologies to protect you and your customers. X-Cart supports SSL technology which encrypts the data transmission between the online store and client's machine. When customer visits pages where sensitive information is entered or displayed, X-Cart automatically switches to HTTPS/SSL protocol to ensure secure transactions.

What is SSL/TLS? SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) / TLS (Transport Layer Security) - the standard protocol for transaction security - is an encrypted data channel between your server and the customer's browser. Once the connection is established all communication between your server and customer's machine will remain confidential. Most of web-browsers support 128-bit SSL encryption. RC4 and RC2 SSL 128-bit encryption permit approximately 3.4 * 1038 possible keys, making it impossible to be cracked. It protects sensitive information (credit card numbers, financial data, personal data) from interception and hacking.

To enable secure transactions you will need SSL Certificate from Certificate Authority. Certificate Authority is a third party company that issues digital certificates and confirms company or an individual's identification. You can also use shared SSL certificate provided by your hosting company. SSL certificate is a crucial part of secure ecommerce, 99% of the current Internet users rely on the SSL Certificates. We recommend the fully WebTrust compliant SSL certificates from Comodo group.

Secure electronic payment is one way to protect your customers and you from interception and hacking. With the X-Cart shopping software you also can protect your data with PGP encryption program to secure admin mail, and encrypt customer data, which could contain confidential information. PGP is an encryption program used to encrypt data for security purposes when the data is transmitted over the Internet. PGP uses public key encryption, a system that provides with privacy and authentication both the sender and the recepient of the message. For more information visit www.pgpi.com.

X-Cart also features password protected administrative access and an intrusion detection system which notifies a store administrator if someone fails to log in.