SSL Secure Shopping Certificate

SSL
SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer. The SSL protocol was developed by Netscape and is supported by all popular web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL and Opera. For SSL to work a SSL certificate issued by a Certification Authority must be installed on the web server, SSL can then be used to encrypt the data transmitted (secure SSL transactions) between a browser and webserver (and vice versa). Browsers indicate a SSL secured session by changing the http to https and displaying a small padlock. Website visitors can click on the padlock to view the SSL certificate.


https
Browsers can connect to web servers over http and over https. Connecting over https (s) after the http indicates a safe site, this involves you entering https:// before the domain name or URL and, providing the webserver has a SSL certificate, the connection will be secured and encrypted.

 
- also look for the pad lock when you proceed to the checkout example below -


This page is being securely displayed to you over https using a RapidSSL Certificate.

To view the RapidSSL Certificate just double-click the yellow padlock displayed in your browser.

It will look similar to the example image below

http://www.whichcraftuk.co.uk when just browsing online

https://www.whichcraftuk.co.uk when you place products in your basket - then proceed to the checkout.




   This Logo - is usually positioned on the sidebar of the site. 

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