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About Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

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Posted by krobasky on Jan 31, 2005 - 04:12 PM

When you are browsing o­n a genuine SSL server, you will see a small padlock icon () at the bottom of your browser. You can view the Security certificate by double clicking o­n the padlock. It is always worth doing this to check that the certificate hasn?t expired. This can be viewed o­nce you come through to the payment page.

Your computer enters the secure are of the site and creates an encrypted link between your computer and our server. This encrypts all information passed between the two computers, preventing anyone else from reading or changing the information as it travels through the Internet.



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