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How do you know when a site has been secured?

There are 2 important clues you should look for when trying to establish whether the website you are visiting has been secured.

If you see the padlock in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser status bar you know that a digital certificate has been installed and that SSL encryption is in place. Based on the type of Certificate, the lock "normally" means that information being transmitted between your Web Browser and the Web Server you are connected to on the Internet is safe from being tampered with.  All Preferred Online Sites and Stores have a third party certified certificate.  PreferredOnlineSites.com does not show the padlock because this site is not secured.  When you click any link associated with the sites we recommend.  The Pad lock should display when accessing billing information. 

Once an e-business has obtained a SSL Web Server or SGC SuperCert, it is normally supplied with an authentic Trusted Site Seal. One example is the thawte Trusted Site Seal. This is a secure image appearing on a website that allows visitors to tell at a glance that their information can be securely transmitted.

By clicking on this, visitors will get real-time confirmation of the validity of the certificate. The thawte Trusted Site Seal pop-up will verify the details of the business behind the certificate:

• Organization name
• Domain name
• Country
• Status of the certificate
• Verification and expiry dates of the certificate

The thawte Trusted Site Seal is your visible, real-time assurance of trust.

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol developed by Netscape for managing the security of online message transmission. SSL encrypts or scrambles any information sent from your browser to the server you are connected to, making it impossible to intercept and tamper with the information on the way.

The way that SSL is implemented is via a digital certificate. Digital certificates guarantee the security of the connection between the browser and the server.

The difference a thawte SSL Web Server and SGC SuperCert makes

SSL Web Server certificates and SGC SuperCerts offer highest level authentication and verification procedures. This is crucial for businesses that wish to send a message to visitors that they (the businesses) have been thoroughly vetted by a highly trusted independent authority. These certificates therefore serve the dual purposes of protecting information (via SSL) and ensuring that communication is taking place with exactly who one thinks it is… all independently verified by one of the most respected Certification Authorities globally