SSL certificates are a way of making your website more secure. If you have one it will show a padlock and ‘s’ after the ‘http’.
They help protect your site from hackers ‘eavesdropping’. For example, if someone is accessing your site on a Wi-Fi network that has been compromised by hackers the hackers might be able to view the user’s activity on the site. There are two main areas of concern here:
- Viewing card details being entered for payments
- viewing passwords – which would give full access your Making Music Platform and the personal data held in it.
So, do you need one?
You are not required by law to have an SSL certificate, but to ensure you are compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018 it is strongly advised. They improve the security of your site and the data held in it – and give confidence to users.
As such we strongly recommend you do use this add-on service.
There are lots of different providers – most charge an annual fee. The solution we offer is a one-off fee of £15 – a worthwhile investment for added security and user confidence.
