n00b question - Affiliate Signups and SSL - GoFuckYourself.com

bjjb · 06-06-2004, 04:20 AM

I know that probably all of the affiliate programs advertised and promoted here are legit, but with all of the talk of identity theft, why dont all of them use SSL pages for signups when a SSN is required for a program and payment?

- Jesus Christ - · 06-06-2004, 04:24 AM

Just another thign to go wrong. And people would need to accept certioficates and all that... jsut one more step to put people off.

EviLGuY · 06-06-2004, 05:31 AM

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Originally posted by bjjb
I know that probably all of the affiliate programs advertised and promoted here are legit, but with all of the talk of identity theft, why dont all of them use SSL pages for signups when a SSN is required for a program and payment?

Seriously.. there are a lot easier ways to steal someones info then to try and sniff the info from an unencrypted connection.

Most webservers are pretty easy to hack for instance. Hell you could just make your own fake affiliate program, offer some amazingfpayouts and just harvest those infos! Plus you might get some traffic out of the deal.

I better shutup now before I give people any more ideas.

wyldblyss · 06-06-2004, 05:34 AM

I never thought about it, but then again I have only signed up to the sponsors that have a long standing reputation.

06-06-2004, 04:20 AM	#1
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06-06-2004, 04:24 AM	#2
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06-06-2004, 05:34 AM	#4
wyldblyss Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Buck Starts Here Posts: 5,779	I never thought about it, but then again I have only signed up to the sponsors that have a long standing reputation.