Normally, any text sent from a browser to a Web server is sent as plain text. When information is sent as plain text it is possible — very unlikely, but still possible — that a hacker could intercept the information sent from the browser and read it. A hacker is someone with a LOT of expertise. Merlyn® has been heard to refer to himself as a hacker. There's only one Merlyn® and a true hacker is a rare breed, as well. Intercepting a specific e-mail containing sensitive information is tricky even for Merlyn®. But anything is possible — sometimes the bad guys get lucky. So while the chances of anyone intercepting anything is remote, it is still best to err on the side of caution.

So it is that we recommend to all our clients that they make use of secure servers when dealing with sensitive data. A secure server encrypts the information before it is sent from the browser. Using a secure server makes it virtually impossible for anyone to decrypt and use any intercepted information without knowing the key.

The following example uses ~username as the user name of your domain and anypage.html as the name of the order form or the page you wish to make secure.

• Use the following url to call your pages via the secure server:
  https://barakael.thegreate-scape.net/~username/anypage.html
• It's important that you call your order page through a secure URL (HTTPS) in order for it to work properly:
  i.e. https://barakael.thegreate-scape.net/~username/anypage.html
• For a form to work you would also need to include lines of code similar to the following in the <form >:
  <form action="https://barakael.thegreate-scape.net/~username/cgi-bin/formmail.pl" method="post">
  <input type="hidden" name="recipient" value="address@yourdomain.com">
  <input type="hidden" name="subject" value="Subject of Form">
  <input type="hidden" name="redirect" value="https://barakael.thegreate-scape.net/~username/thanks.htm">

Your secure server for your domain and your username are both contained in your "Welcome to The Great E-scape!" letter.

If you have any questions, e-mail .

To purchase a Digital Certificate for your individual domain name, please see our Digital Certificates page.

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