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How do website visitors know if a website is using SSL? |
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When a website visitor connects to a webserver using SSL they will see
that the URL in the address bar begins with https:// rather than the
usual http:// and also a small gold padlock will appear in their
browser, e.g.
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As seen by users of Internet Explorer |
Whenever a browser connects to a webserver (website) over https:// -
this signifies that the communication will be encrypted and secure. The
actual complexities of the SSL protocol remain invisible to the end
customer.
In summary, SSL is the de facto web transaction
security technology. Webservers have been built to support it and web
browsers have been built to use it. SSL provides the ability to secure
customers transactions transparently without the customer having to do
a thing!
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