What are the steps used to securely communicate on the web?
The steps used when a browser communicates securely with a web server are as follows: • Your customer contacts a secured part of your site. • Your server sending the customer your site’s digital certificate. • Your customer’s browser accepts or rejects the certificate. If the certificate is rejected, a secure communication channel is not established. We will assume in this example the browser accepted the certificate and Customer Bob was able to continue on with a secure connection. A successful connection generally shows an https:// instead of an http:// in your URL address. • Your customer’s browser generates a unique “session key” to encrypt all communications with the site they are visiting. • Your customer’s browser encrypts the session key itself with your server’s public key so only the site can read the session key. • A secure session is established. Depending on the browser, the customer may see a lock icon becoming whole or a padlock closing, indicating that the session is se
