SSL Web Address Change Reminder

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Earlier this month, merchants who use Yahoo! Web Hosting’s SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) feature should have received an email about changes to the SSL web address that may be referenced in their site pages. We’d like to remind you that beginning Wednesday, October 15, we will no longer support the older SSL web address.

While sites that continue to reference the old address will remain secure, your customers could encounter a warning message when visiting secure pages. If your site still references an older SSL address, we strongly encourage you to update these references with the new address.

Is my site affected by this change?

You should update your site only if all of the following are true:

You have uploaded images, files, or scripts to an SSL-protected directory in your Web Hosting account.
You reference those files from your store — from your secure cart or checkout process, for example, or in a script that provides real-time shipping and tax rates.
Your links include the old secure web address, which looks something like this: https://s.p2.hostingprod.com/@yourdomain.com

Note: If you have simply placed pages or other files in SSL-protected directories, but do not reference those files using a web address like the one above, your site will automatically redirect your visitors using the new secure address.

How do I update my site?

To learn how to update your site with the new SSL web address, please consult our help page. Information and directions for locating and updating references to the older address can be found in the sections titled “Where You Might Need to Make Changes” and “How to Change the Secure Address.”

For more information about using SSL, please visit Yahoo! Web Hosting’s SSL help section.

Jennifer Farwell
Yahoo! Small Business

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