Frequently Asked Question

The minimum supported Secure Protocol is TLSv1.2 but we also support and recommend TLSv1.3

TLSv1.2 has existed since 2008, and was widely adopted in early "20 teens" supported in all modern browsers, please upgrade your browser.

TLSv1.3 was released in 2018 and is currently the best support for privacy and security, it is supported in most modern browsers and devices.

Websites accepting payments should be using these protocols to remain PCI DSS compliant.

History

Earlier SSL versions were found to be insecure and have been unsupported almost everywhere for many years, for example SSLv3 ended in 2014 whilst SSLv2 ended around 2010.

TLSv1 (aka TLSv1.0) was born in 1999, it was deprecated years ago, PCI DSS (Card Payment Systems) even ended compliance support back in early 2018.

TLSv1.1 born in 2006 was deprecated several years ago and is slated for removal from all browsers from January 2021