However, if you are using any other payment method, such as Authorize.net, or Intuit, etc., in which your customer is entering sensitive information such as credit card details through your website, you should absolutely be using an SSL. See this related article: WHAT IS AN SSL?
Do I need a Dedicated IP Address?
In years past, to use an SSL, you were required to have a Dedicated IP address in order for an SSL to be functional. Dedicated IP addresses are IP addresses that are not used by anyone else but you, but they can add a bit of cost ($5 a month paid annually).
Since 2012, new technology (SNI - Server Name Identification), which is supported by Shoppe Pro servers, has made it possible to use SSL on a shared IP address. Most newer browsers support SNI (See chart below). However, some older browsers may not support SNI, which could possibly throw SSL errors when SSL is used on a Shared IP address, (but only for your site visitors who have not updated their browser software on their computers in several years). If you would prefer a dedicated IP address to avoid the potential SSL errors, you can purchase Dedicated IP Address here. Please note that a dedicated IP address needs to be manually configured with your site by one of our technicians and it can also cause a small amount of "down time" while the DNS change from one IP to another is propagating.
Since 2012, new technology (SNI - Server Name Identification), which is supported by Shoppe Pro servers, has made it possible to use SSL on a shared IP address. Most newer browsers support SNI (See chart below). However, some older browsers may not support SNI, which could possibly throw SSL errors when SSL is used on a Shared IP address, (but only for your site visitors who have not updated their browser software on their computers in several years). If you would prefer a dedicated IP address to avoid the potential SSL errors, you can purchase Dedicated IP Address here. Please note that a dedicated IP address needs to be manually configured with your site by one of our technicians and it can also cause a small amount of "down time" while the DNS change from one IP to another is propagating.
Browsers that DO SUPPORT SNI (Dedicated IP not required to support SSL)
- Internet Explorer 7 or later, on Windows Vista or higher. Not in any Internet Explorer version on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 because SNI depends upon the SChannel system component shipped with Windows Vista.
- Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
- Opera 8.0 (2005) or later (the TLS 1.1 protocol must be enabled)
- Opera Mobile at least version 10.1 beta on Android
- Google Chrome (Vista or higher. XP on Chrome 6 or newer. OS X 10.5.7 or higher on Chrome 5.0.342.1 or newer)
- Safari 3.0 or later (Mac OS X 10.5.6 or higher and Windows Vista or higher)
- Konqueror/KDE 4.7 or later
- MobileSafari in Apple iOS 4.0 or later
- Android default browser on Honeycomb (v3.x) or newer
- BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry Tablet OS default browser
- Windows Phone 7 or later
- MicroB on Maemo
- Odyssey on MorphOS
