>> First off, I am not a security expert ... For example, the info 
>> I read may have been about how encrypting your data is a good 
>> thing, but there was no follow through, encrypting it where, on 
>> the server or on the client (to me, this is a flag that there is 
>> a lack of understanding).
>
>I submit that this lack of understanding is largely yours, as encryption and
>secure handling of data are settled questions for the most part.
>
>> I will use an SSL certificate, but I also want to further
>> encrypt the data and make a hash ! of it, before sending 
>> it to the server.
>
>Why?
>>>>I submit that this lack of understanding is largely yours, as encryption and
secure handling of data are settled questions for the most part.>>>>

You are correct, that is why I am asking questions, but I am confused, does SSL 
do a hash of the data, transmit it, then do another hash of the data, and 
notify you if the data was changed while in transit?


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