secure contact forms?
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- leftwave
hi everyone...
a client of mine wants to have a contact form on their website, but they want the information that is transmitted to be secure (it is a medical site and there are HIPPA rules).how do i do this? is simply putting the form on a SSL page (https) enough to secure the information that is transmitted through the CGI form?
- leftwave0
*bump
(sorry, had to!)
- AMFA0
youll need to make sure you have a secure certificate installed.
second you'll want to store the information in a secure database instead of emailing it. Then email the client saying there has been a contact, he'll log in (via secure site) and view it... unless his email is transmitted over a secured connection, which in that case you can just email him the info....
- mirola0
you could do it exactly as amfa said but strictly speaking you don't really need a cert. it will still be secure but not 'trusted' by the browser which is a bit of like letting your fridge tell you what's safe to eat if you ask me.