Secure Servers, what are they?
A. You will occasionally see ‘Secure Server’ referred to in WWW pages. A secure server is usually used when confidential information needs to be sent across the Internet. This information might be password details to allow access to a system, or credit card or other personal details which allow some sort of transaction to be performed. When a secure server is in use, the information is encrypted by your WWW browser prior to sending it across the Internet. The information can only be decoded by the host site which requested it. In the unlikely event that anyone could intercept the information as it crossed the Internet, it is practically impossible for them to break the encryption. Secure server URLs are usually denoted by the prefix ‘https’ as opposed to ‘http’. If you are offered a choice between insecure and secure servers we would suggest that you choose to use the secure server. We do not recommend that you submit private or sensitive information over the Internet to an insecure se
