SSL Security and your site Calling pages or forms securely is an important step in collecting information in a confidential, private manner. "SSL" (secure socket layer) security is a safe, secure method of Internet transmission, and you can use what is called a "shared path" to call your pages and scripts securely. There's no charge for this capability, and it's easy to do! Using the shared Secure Server In order to call your file securely using our shared Secure Server, create your file as you would normally, but call it using the following secure address: https://host.GreenEarthHost.com/yourdomainname/yourfile.html   Note: Be sure to include the "s" in https, and do not include the .com (etc.) or the www. in your domain name of this URL. Yourfile.html should be in your www directory. If you want to call a file in a directory below your www directory, just make the necessary changes to the address—https://youservername/yourdomainname/ subdirectory/yourfile.html Secure scripts Calling scripts securely is done in the same fashion—use "cgi-bin" for the subdirectory—but the process is a little different, and for security purposes we need to enable your account for secure path access for scripts.  If you need that please send us an email asking for secure path access, and we'll set it up for you.   Getting Your Own Secure Server If you want to create a secure certificate for your own site (so it doesn't go to our shared server, but has your domain name), here are the steps you need to follow: 1) Begin in the Control Panel of yourdomain.com. 2) Click on the Secure Server button. 3) Then click on Generate Request. 4) Fill-out the form with the correct information. 5) Click on Generate Request at the bottom of the screen. This will generate a Certificate Signing Request [CSR] and an RSA Key. The CSR looks something like this: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIBRzCB8gIBADCBjDELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxDjAMBg VQQHEwpTdWdhciBMYW5kMSYwJAYDVQQKEx1JbnRlcm IEwuTC5DLjEeMBwGA1UECxMVV2ViIHByb2R1Y3RzIG EwcwODAubmV0MFwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADSwAwSA xJB16UE+XPsooNQgZV3QwL+eBDuf5fQUClqWWZrpRs 4rcCAwEAAaAAMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAA0EAnAGcRQ 0qXsWLN7SyPTXcpBLKRdCHXjECNPfRBfPpVhd6S4N1 JBAN4sJTLUlOaBNbCX2UwihkQZJSe7NebbW12mRQ== -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- 6) Save a back-up copy of the CSR and Key (and key decryption password) 7) You will then receive a response from GeoTrust to confirm the installation.  You can go back to the Control Panel and see the completed certificate response.   For accounts with their own certificates: Call the file from within your html pages, scripts or browser using: https://yourdomain.com/file.html To call file in personal cgi-bin: https://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/file.html