How can one tell that a web-mail is secure?
The pages of a web-mail which are secured by a SSL certificates are characterized by the following traits: The URL of the secure web-pages change from http://… to https:// A lock symbol appears in the lower left-hand (right hand) status bar in Netscape Navigator (Internet Explorer). If one wants to view and verify the encryption information of the secure pages, one should simply undertake the following: In Netscape – click on the lock symbol above and select “View Certificate” button In Internet Explorer – double-click on the lock in the lower right-hand status bar.
The pages of a web-mail which are secured by SSL certificates are characterized by the following traits: The URL of the secure web-pages changes from “http://…” to “https://…”. A lock symbol appears in the lower left-hand (right hand) status bar in Netscape Navigator (Internet Explorer). If one wants to view and verify the encryption information of the secure pages, one should simply undertake the following: In Netscape – click on the lock symbol described above and select “View Certificate” button In Internet Explorer – double-click on the lock in the lower right-hand status bar.
