SSL Newbie

Hi,

I need to setup a secure site for a client so I need an SSL certificate. I have done this once before and my host provided me with a Chained SSL certificate for $50 pa. They are now saying that they don't do this anymore but that they can provide me a self-signed SSL certificate for free.

What is the differnce between these two types of certificate? The site I am buying this for will be an osCommerce based site but will be using PayPal to process payents. Do I therefore need to buy an SSL certificate? Would a self-signed SSL certificate be adequate?

Thanks for any help you can give

 

 

 

 

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