Open SSL Certificate
SSL alert that you get [ Untrusted Connection ] is due to the fact that the server uses Open SSL certificate for SSL. Please note that Open SSL is used in the server side for your protection only. This does no harm to you. You can just ignore it and proceed further or you can install the certificate in your browser so that such an alert will not come in future.
Why such a certificate [ Open SSL ] is used in the first place ?
Many customers ask this question. Why should be undergo such minor irritation, why is that other hosting providers work fine with them without SSL itself ?
The answer is simple. Better Security. We force our users to use ssl while accessing cpanel/whm or webmail to make sure that their login details are safeguarded. Consider a situation where your system is infected with malware. When you login to whm or webmail, your login will be sent to the remote attacker and he can use that to deface all your websites. Now when SSL is enabled, even if your system is infected, it will encrypt your login details and hence the remote attacker cannot get your login details. In short, forcing SSL does more good than harm. Why other hosting providers do not do this, because, they leave your account security to you.
Is open ssl is safe ?
Absolutely, the ssl certificate we use is safe and provide the same or better security offered by any commercial certificate like thawte or verisign. But open ssl certificate do not provide domain verfication [ which is not required as every customer accesses control panel in their own name ] and hence they trigger an alert that it is untrusted etc.
What I do now ?
Just ignore it and then proceed further to access the control panel or if you want to avoid this for ever, If you are using Mozilla Firefox, follow as below
Click on I understand the risk>>Add exception>>get certificate>>Confirm security certificate.
Consulting
If you are planning for a corporate mail server or deploying an enterprise application online or scaling up your existing portal, we can help you. Our consultants have more than 12 years of hands on expertise in network and cluster building. They can help you choose the most optimal server solution and offer professional advice in a range of areas such as;
1. Network
2. Hardware
3. Security
4. Online Strategy
5. Rich Media
5. Cloud Computing
Silicon House can help you create an IT strategy that will seamlessly integrate with your existing business. We offer the most cost effective and practical advise on running your business online with our in-depth experience for over 12 years. We have helped a leading auction portal in India to expand world wide almost instantly. Our experts have managed to keep the cost as low as possible for a loan portal in USA, keeping in mind of their market condition without compromising on quality of delivery. We are the power behind one of the oldest university in India and a multi-billion rupees construction company.
On one hand, we are helping an NGO which fights against AIDS to be more efficent by making key processes live and on the other hand we are helping a huge auto major to expand globally. Whatever solution we offer, we strive to either magnify the efficency or cut cost.
Start-ups love us. Many start-ups have emerged as successful enterprise with our help. We are developer friendly. Our consultants can advise on new trends, potential pitfalls and scalability. Simply, we live in internet and more than that love sharing technology.
Let us know how we can help you.
SiliconHouse Infrastructure
Silicon House servers run in our Fully Automated Virtual Data Center. Our virtual data center is spread over US, UK, Canada and India. This allows us to offers more stable and reliable hosting services with zero risk. Multiple bandwidth backbones such as Verio, Time-Warner, Sprint, British Telecom provide a redundant network availability.
Apart from these Tier-1 operators, we have peering partners who help is reducing latency thus making your servers available with same speed around the world. Our 10 GB / OC 192 network architecture guarantees 100% uninterrupted transit to the internet. Our networks are powered by CISCO's Hot Standby Router Protocol with minimal latency and no single point failure.
All our locations have;
1. Multi-operators Bandwidth Termination
2. Fully environment control systems
3. Grid / Backup Power Systems [ N+1 power generator architecture ]
4. Peering to other third party networks for reducing latency
5. 24 X 7 Staffing
6. Leibert HVAC redundant architecture with overhead air distribution makes sure that your equipment is always operating at optimum temperatures.
7. VESDA smoke detection, double-action dry pipe fire suppression modules prevent emergencies before they start.
8. Preventive maintenance, performed regularly which meets or exceeds manufacturers recommended practices.
Network & Security
DOS Shields
Robust DOS shields prevent our networks from Denial Of Service Attacks. All our servers are installed with ON ACCESS & ON DEMAND virus scanners. The systems are regularly updated with Software updates. All our servers are DELL, HP, IBM systems which allows us for a high degree of performance and in case of hardware interruptions, the necessary hardware is replaced in shortest possible time. This is due to our partnership or special arrangements with these software or hardware vendors.
Intrusion Detection System
YBOX Shield, industry's most comprehensive intrusion detection and prevention shield works in tandem with our DOS shields. YBOX Servers comes with pre-installed security components which makes it more secure and stable. Every server has firewall and brute force system which counters any attempt that is made in your server.
PCI Scans
YBOX Servers are scanned regularly using PCI compliant control scans. It scans for more than 14000 vulnerabilities and provides a complete audit on our network environment. This is done regularly to meet high standards of PCI and to safe guard your web presence. The Risks are classified as Urgent, Critical, High, Medium and Low. Based on the severity the risks are mitigated immediately.
BackBone Connectivity
YBOX Servers are hosted in Fully Automated Virtual Data Centers with unmatched network speed and capacity, which eliminates bandwidth traffic jams. Multiple bandwidth backbones such as AT&T, NTT, Verio, Time-Warner, Sprint, British Telecom By using multiple Tier 1 telecom providers along with numerous private peering arrangements, more than 170 Gbps of transit and peering capacity is available at any point of time.
Fully redundant network architecture with no single points of failure, More than 170 Gbps network bandwidth capacity and Maintenance / support contracts with all of our vendors, along with third party consultants, ensure constant uptime and availability.
Master Control Facility
Our Master Control Facility monitors key parameters of our virtual datacenter such as VLAN, Server Environment, Network continuously. Over 300 samples of data are taken and any given working time. These are continuously analyzed and any deviated is escalated with proper escalation procedure in place.
Staffing & Expertise
All our network, system administrators and support staff are well trained and experienced in running networks that handle thousands of servers and network devices. Minimum qualifications are Engineering / Masters in Systems Integration / Computers with proper certification in respective fields. A thorough back ground check is conducted before recruitment.
Apart from software / hardware vendor based certification, YBOX certifications, one of the most rigorous method in training and evaluation in hosting industry also becomes a basis for assigning roles. YBOX certifications are hosting / datacenter industry specific and hence assures the exact industrial requirement to handle the assigned role from day 1.
The entire team is based on a Cellular Hierarchy to deliver faster solutions avoiding delays in decision making. The entire team is well trained by in-house experts as well as major network / hardware / software vendors. This allows us to provide quicker solutions rather than trial and error methods.
Master Control Facility
Our Master Control Facility monitors key parameters of our virtual datacenter such as VLAN, Server Environment, Network continuously. Over 300 samples of data are taken and any given working time. These are continuously analyzed and any deviated is escalated with proper escalation procedure in place.
The Master Control Facility is operation 24 X7, 365 days. It is secured by latest access control systems and have stringent security norms with live facility monitoring, access control system etc.
Apart from the Master Control Facility, we also have dedicated staff at each VLAN location assisting in day to day operations.
ICICI Payment Gateway Hosting
Dedicated Payment Gateways provided by ICICI such as Pay Seal require special environment to be set up in order to integrate with their services. Silicon House has worked with these providers to set up these environments so that you can start running these payment gateways instantly.
Silicon House can set up payment gateways in our custom built servers within few minutes. We can also provide samples that can be used by your developers to integrate with your payment gateway.
What do we provide?
Once you are approved with a merchant account with payment gateway enabled, please fill the enquiry here for integration services.
Silicon House will set up your payment gateway account and provide with samples to integrate with your shopping cart or e-commerce application.
Please note that Silicon House provides only payment gateway integration services so that you can start using the payment gateway instantly.
Dedicated Payment Gateway Hosting is provided in Linux, Windows, Java environments. For more details, submit an enquiry here.
SiliconHouse.Net Launched “WHMxtra”
SiliconHouse Launched unique addon module for cPanel servers - " WHMXTRA", designed to turbo charge your WHM, adding many features you could normally only do via command line or not at all. Our CPanel Xtra Plugin adds even more functionality to your end users cPanel, saving your techs time and saving you money.
Xtra is an addon module for cPanel servers, designed to add a little kick to WHM, adding many features you could normally only do via command line or not at all. Our cPanel Xtra Plugin adds even more functionality to your end users cPanel, saving your techs time and saving you money. Installs with a single command!
cPanel Xtra is an Xtra plugin for cPanel accounts. This program adds some nice (and in some cases much needed) features to cpanel. Theme integration is automatic. A simple click is all you need to install it. All features can be enabled or disabled via the admin inteface in WHM.
WHMxtra Pro Suite
Xtra is an add on module for cpanel servers, designed to add a little kick to WHM. The Pro Suite adds 200+ features you could normally only do via command line on a server or not at all. While our cPanel Xtra plugin does a similar job for your end users cPanel accounts. Why wait for tech support when Xtra gives you all the tools you need to secure, repair and manage your server, all from your web browser!
Key Features
* 100+ features to secure/manage your server
* Install in seconds with a single command!
* Tripwire and Snort - New!
* Virtual Network Monitor
* System Integrity Monitor
* Softaculous Installer - Includes 1 free month of Premium
* Yum Install / Upgrade
* Shell Commander
* View All Features
* Choose from several firewalls
* Log Viewer
* File Browser/Editor
* Delete Old Backups
* CHK Rootkit Hunter, RK Hunter and several other detectors.
* Domain Availability Check- New!
* Reinstall/Upgrade most cPanel related software
* View cPanel Xtra Features
* cPanel Xtra Screenshots
SiliconHouse.Net Private Limited – Press Coverage by The New Indian Express Group
Silicon House unveils mail tracking software
CHENNAI, DEC 06 – Web infrastructure provider SiliconHouse.Net Pvt Ltd has annonunced that XMAILTrac2011, a new version of their flagship mail tracking software has been released. XMailTrac2011 is an enterprise version of email tracking and compliance solution. Key advantage of XMAILTrac2011 include, tracking mails of users in a domain name even if they are spread across continents, archiving, business rules for mail delivery and digital rights management. XmailTrac2011 is now deployed in YBOX cloud instances. It is available in shared as well as dedicated hosting environment. It is a fully managed solution and hence there is no IT expertise required at the customer’s end.’
Payment Gateway Integration for ICICI, HDFC Banks
Dedicated Payment Gateways are the best payment gateway solutions in the long run. They are cheaper as the transaction volume grows.
But they require a high level system administration skill to integrate and start using in your website or e-commerce application. Usually large organizations get stuck in integration and risk dropping the idea of going live.
With vast experience in integrating more than 30 shared and dedicated payment gateways, Silicon House can cut short your integration cost and time thus enabling you to go live in the shortest possible time.
Our Expertise
Silicon House hosts thousands of websites and has a vast experience in building and maintaining many e-commerce applications world wide. Running payment gateways require high end software and hardware configurations. This experience has enabled us in creating tailor made hosting accounts which will allow you to integrate with payment gateways such as HDFC, ICICI payseal or UTI bank.
Silicon House can set up payment gateways in our custom built servers within few minutes. We can also provide samples that can be used by your developers to integrate with your payment gateway.
What do we provide?
Once you are approved with a merchant account with payment gateway enabled, please fill the request for service form for integration services.
Silicon House will set up your payment gateway account and provide with samples to integrate with your shopping cart or e-commerce application.
Please note that Silicon House provides only payment gateway integration services so that you can start using the payment gateway instantly.
E-commerce Payment Gateway Solution – India
Payment Gateways are online credit card validation and processing system that allows vendors to sell their products and services online. Silicon House has helped hundreds of businesses to accept payments online. Silicon House is the only organization in India to offer payment gateways with the lowest transaction rate [ Rate charged per transaction made online ]. Our aim is to provide Payment Gateways at the lowest possible cost so that Small and Medium Businesses can harness the full potential of Internet.
Why go for a Payment Gateway ?
Payment Gateways are very handy in completing a sale online. For instance, there are many items such as gifts, electronic gadgets, software etc which are purchased online. The whole activity of online sales ends with payment processing using Payment Gateways. Payment Gateway also indirectly serve as means of Validity of a company, Makes impulsive buying possible, Allows clients to use their card and use their credit period.
Above all, it shortens the duration for making payment for a client as well as realization of payment by the vendor.
Types of Payment Gateways
There are three financial components in a Payment Gateway.
1. Set Up Fee [ Usually one time fee ]
2. Annual Maintenance Fee
3. Per Transaction Fee
Payment Gateways in general can be classified as follows;
a. Dedicated Payment Gateways
b. Shared Payment Gateways
Dedicated Payment Gateways: This type of payment gateways are directly issued to the vendor. Usually the per transaction fee will be lowest for this payment gateways. Billing is done in the Vendor Name Itself. Hosting environment needs to be setup specially for running sites with Dedicated Payment Gateways. This consists of Economy and Premium Packages.
Shared Payment Gateways: This type of payment gateways are issued as a third party payment processing to the vendor. The per transaction fee is very high when compared to Dedicated Payment Gateways. Billing is not done in the vendor name. Hosting environment does not require any special environment setting to be done. This consists of Economy and Premium Packages.
Dedicated vs Shared Payment Gateways
| Feature | Dedicated PG | Shared PG | ||
| Plans | Economy | Premium [Recommended] |
Economy | Premium |
| One Time Setup Fee | 7500 | 15000 | 6999 | 21500 |
| Annual Fee | 10000 | 10000 | 1200 | 2400 |
| Per Transaction Fee | 5.0 to 3.5 % | 3.5 to 2.5 % | 7% | 5% |
| Billing Name | Your Own | Your Own | Third Party | Third Party |
| Payment Realization | Instant | Instant | Weekly | Weekly |
| SSL Encryption | 128 bit SSL | 128 bit SSL | 128 bit SSL | 128 bit SSL |
| Cards Accepted | VISA / MASTER | VISA / MASTER | VISA [ Master requires additional formalities ] | VISA [ Master requires additional formalities ] |
| Environment Settings | Required | Required | NA | NA |
Steps in getting a Dedicated HDFC Payment Gateway
Apply Online: Click here to apply online. Supply only accurate details.
Verification: Our Risk and Legal team will verify and update you of technical and commercial req.
Submit Requirements: Submit the required Technical and Commercial req. On verification, test payment gateway will be enabled
Test Payment Gateway: Test your shopping cart with our Sandbox payment gateway.
Go Live: On successful testing and approval, Go Live !
How to get a Dedicated HDFC Payment Gateway ?
Check Before You Apply : The Pre-requisites
The following are the general pre-requisites to apply for a HDFC Payment Gateway;
1. Sales turnover of Rs.60 Lakhs per annum
2. Last 2 years of profitable balance sheet
3. HDFC current account [ Can be opened during the course of application also ]
4. Proper manufacturing or servicing setup with office and employees etc.
5. Products or services sold cannot include but not limited to drugs, medicines, alcohol, multilevel schemes etc.
Step 1: Apply Online
The first step to get a payment gateway is to apply online. Click here to apply online. Once you have applied, we will review the application and update you with the technical and commercial details. Unless you receive a confirmation from us, please do not proceed to the documents stage.
Step 2: Verification
On meeting the basic pre-requisites, you will be verified for the following but not limited to; Location and Business Verification like office premises, sign boards, invoices, customers etc. Your company’s existence for at least last 2 years with profit balance sheet and a sales turnover of 60 lakhs per annum.
Website must contain;
Domain Whois must contain your correct contact details
Terms and Conditions
Privacy Policy
Cancellation and Refund Policy
About Us
Shopping cart with Customer Registration
SSL
Product Catalog
Type of Product
Server Security Testing [ This is important and a detailed PCI Scan / verification is done. ]
Step 3: Documents & Other Requirements
For most of the payment gateways, the documents required are almost the same, except few variations. Extra documents or credentials are required to be submitted if request by the Bank.
1. Commercial Documents
2. Technical Documents
Commercial Documents Required For Payment Gateways
If Sole Proprietor
1. Proof of proprietorship
2. ID Docs of the proprietor
3. Ecommerce Agreement
4. Risk Monitoring Acceptance in the company letter head
5. Charge Back Dispute & Acceptance in the company letter head
6. Balance sheet for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
7. Profit / Loss Account for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
If Partnership
1. ID Docs of Authorised Partners as specified in the partnership Auth letter
2. Photocopy of the partnership deed
3. Company Pan no
4. Ecommerce Agreement
5. Risk Monitoring Acceptance in the company letter head
6. Charge Back Dispute & Acceptance in the company letter head
7. Balance sheet for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
8. Profit / Loss Account for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
If Private Limited
1. Copy of ID proof of all the directors with ” Company For Seal and Signature of all the directors “
Any one of the following is accepted as ID proof;
1. Voters ID
2. Pan Card
3. Drivers License
4. Passport
2. MOA and AOA documents along with Certificate of Incorporation. If certificate of incorporation is not included in MOA or AOA, it can be provided separately.
3. If all the directors are not mentioned in MOA or AOA, then Form 32 must be provided for directors who are not mentioned in the MOA or AOA.
4. All the directors must sign the Ecommerce Agreement and Board Resolution in each page with For Seal of the company.
5. Risk Monitoring Acceptance in the company letter head
6. Charge Back Dispute & Acceptance in the company letter head
7. Balance sheet for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
8. Profit / Loss Account for the past 2 years duly signed by your auditor
Technical Documents for all of the above categories
Detailed Technical Document briefing about Security, Firewall, IT Policy, Environment Settings Etc.
Training
Your employees must be trained on using and following Payment Gateway Best Practices as mentioned in the HDFC manual.
Fraud monitoring systems and methods must be in place and your employees must be trained in them.
Logistics / Proof Of Delivery Documentation for handling Charge Back Disputes.
Step 4: Testing Payment Gateway in Sandbox Interface. Once you receive the test kit from HDFC, you can host in your Payment Gateway Hosting Account and test with the Sandbox URL. Please note that
Step 5: On successful completion of the Sandbox testing, you will be provided with live kit from HDFC, which has to be hosted to integrate with your shopping cart.
WebmatriX – New Web Development Tool !
We will be introducing WebmatriX , FREE to all of our clients within the next 90 days (at most).
WebMatrix was built to streamline Web development and make it easy, whether you're getting started or you just want to get things done. It lets you focus on what’s important — your Web site. Here’s a snapshot of some of the great things about WebMatrix.
Small, but complete package
WebMatrix is a free Web development tool that installs in minutes and elegantly brings together a Web server, a database, and programming frameworks into a single, integrated experience. WebMatrix lets you code, test, and deploy both ASP.NET and PHP applications side by side.
Grows with you
With WebMatrix on your desktop, you’re using the same powerful Web server, database engine, and frameworks that your Web site on the internet uses. This ensures that your transition from development to production is smooth and seamless.
When you’re ready, WebMatrix integrates Visual Studio into your workflow. Connect to Visual Studio to take advantage of powerful features such as debugging and profiling. And when you’re ready for a high-volume relational database server, move your database and data from SQL Server Compact to SQL Server with just a click of the mouse.
Site publishing
With WebMatrix you can find the perfect home for your Web site. Use WebMatrix to find a Web host that fits your requirements and use the built-in publishing support for FTP, FTPS, and WebDeploy to ensure that your files, databases, and settings arrive intact on the web.
Database made simple
Using a database has never been easier! WebMatrix includes a small, embedded database called SQL Server Compact that can live with your Web site code and content. Use it to start building your next Web site, and when you’re ready to publish, just copy the database file from your computer to any Web server and it will run— no extra installation required. Or you can easily migrate the database and data to SQL Server when you’re ready for high-volume traffic.
Elegant interface, simple experience
WebMatrix integrates a rich code editor, a database editor, Web server management, Search Engine Optimization, FTP publishing, and more, WebMatrix provides a fresh, new, Web site development experience that bridges all the key components you need to create, run, and deploy a Web site.
More than "Hello, World"
Want to display a Twitter feed? Need to show a video? Code helpers make common tasks easy to do with just a simple tag in your HTML.
Start > Open Source
WebMatrix connects you to a world of popular and free open-source Web applications, including DotNetNuke, Umbraco, WordPress, Joomla!, and more. Simply select an application from the built-in gallery, and WebMatrix handles the downloading and installation of your new Web site. The days of hand-editing configuration files and making sure you have all the right components are long gone. Customize your site using the built in code editor and make it yours.
Simple to code
WebMatrix is the easiest way to learn standards-based Web development and makes it simple to build and publish Web sites on the internet. Start with HTML, CSS and JavaScript and then seamlessly connect to a database or add in dynamic server code using the new ‘Razor’ syntax for ASP.NET Web pages. Your code is easy to read, simple to learn, short to write and works with any text editor. Use built-in helper functions to connect to a database, display a Twitter feed, or embed a video. And with a seamless path to ASP.NET MVC it is now easier than ever to create powerful ASP.NET Web applications.
Hints when you need it most
WebMatrix not only colorizes everything including file tabs and code to make things quick to find, it also supports tag completion and hinting for standard HTML and CSS markup making it easier and faster for you to write code.
Desktop or server, it's all the same
WebMatrix uses the same powerful Web server, database engine, and frameworks environment that will run your Web site on the Internet, which makes the transition from development to product seamless.
Tightly knit, fully integrated
WebMatrix integrates with IIS Express and is tightly linked with the Web server components that run your site. Directly monitor real-time Web requests and responses to track down problems right at the source. Missing an image? You’ll instantly see why and where, and WebMatrix will take you directly to the file to fix the problem.
Optimize for search
Run an SEO report and find how to make your site more visible to search engines. WebMatrix takes the secrets out of search engine optimization, provides clear guidance on how to make your site better, and even offers to take you right to the file in your site you need to fix.
And many, many more!...
SiliconHouse – News Today – Media Release December 3rd 2010
Silicon House launches new tracking software
Chennai,(December 03 ) – SiliconHouse.Net, a chennai based web infrastructure provider, has announced that XMAILTrac2011 a new version of their flagship mail tracking software has been released. A press release said XMailTrac2011 is an enterprise version of email tracking and compliance solution which allows keeping track of mails that are sent or received in a domain name.It also performs a crucial function of mail which is very vital for regulatory compliance. Key advantage of XMAILTrac2011 is that, it can track mails of users in a domain name even if they are spread across continents.
XMAILTrac has been used by many blue chip companies in India and abroad the release said, adding;’It has key functions such as mail tracking, archiving, business rules for mail delivery and digital rights management. XmailTrac2011 is now deployed in YBOX cloud instances. It is available in shared as well as dedicated hosting environment. XMAILTrac is a fully managed solution and hence there is no IT expertise required at the customer’s end.’
SiliconHouse.Net has been providing eneterprise mail tracking solutions since 1998. XMAILTrac2011 runs on YBOX cloud servers in a fully automated virutal datacenters spread over the US, UK, Canada and India allowing stable and reliable mail tracking and archival services at zero risk.
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