13 Tips For Security Of Your Online-Store

By Ankur Maheshwari

In Magento, you will get some security measures. These security measures can help you to create a safe and secure online-Store which is based on Magento Cart. Security is very important aspect in the e-commerce business, because both dealing parties were strangers to each other.

In e-commerce world all transactions are from behind the screen. The details provided by both the parties and both have to trust on that details, otherwise, transaction will not take place. Therefore, this is quite risky part of business. And, Security measures are needed for online-store and its security.

Issue of Security is an important question, people were searching for safety tips,so they can built a secure and safe online-store. 13 tips to secure your online-store based on Magento.

* Always select a secure and unique Password, like, use long password, use upper case or lower case, use phone numbers as password etc.

* Do not use your Magento Password for any other website or anywhere else.

* All loopholes of your email should be closed, so that in case if you forgot the password your Magento will give you new password through your email id. And details of new password will be available on your email account, so you must have to close that details for security measures of your online-store.

* HTTP/SSL are required for every page with log-ins and checkouts.

* Use secured FTP. File Transfer Protocols are not always secured, hence, use FTP that are secured.

* Make sure that, limited access of FTP that are unsecured.

* Not to save your Magento- Password on your PC, because, it may be cracked by someone else.

* Anti-Virus software for your data must be up-to-date and recent.

* Allow access only for approved IP addresses to your admin path.

* Make use of Custom Admin Path, so that, In case, if you use secret code for your admin path then you will be in a position to prevent other user from making guess of your password.

* Don't store all log-in credentials in single file.

* Always make assurance about file permission are as per security standards.

* Make sure that .htaccess files are not deleted.

These are some tips to make your online-Store safe and secure. You can ask your Magento developer, and thoroughly make use of it. It will always prove helpful for security of your Magento based online-Store.

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