How does the customer know that a site is secure?
An “https://” prefix in the URL and a key or padlock icon in the browser’s status bar indicates that a Web site is secure. Note: When displaying an Premium EV SSL-secured Web site, Internet Explorer 7 will change the address bar color from the customary white to a shade of green. Additionally, the browser will display the name of the organization to which the certificate was issued, as well as the issuing certification authority (CA). An SSL-encrypted session is generally commenced once a visitor signs in to a secure area of a Web site, such as the checkout or account-management area of an online store.
