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Most secure web pages on the Internet can be easily detected by looking at your browsers address bar. This is the best way to tell if you’re viewing a secure web page or an un-secure web page. Secure web pages always start with https:// prefix instead of http://.
The prefix http:// is an acronym for hypertext transfer protocol and the https:// prefix stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer or HTTP over SSL.
Both of these prefixes are Internet protocols used in data transmission over the Internet.
Secure socket layer is used to encrypt information and provide extra safe user authentication and is the standard way of securing web pages over the Internet.
Here are some other methods of detecting a secure web page.
Look for a lock icon located somewhere in the status bar of your browser. A lock icon like these below will let you know that the particular web page is secured and that any data send to and from this page will be encrypted in transit. Double click on the lock icon to view security details including expiration dates.
 
Most web sites secure online transactions using a digital certificate from trusted sources such as Verisign or Thawte, indicating that the web site is secure. Secured sites that have purchased transaction security will display icons similar to the ones below somewhere on their web page. Again, click on the icons to view security details including expiration dates.
 
These methods will both tell you if the web site is secure. Since online security is a complicated subject and the security of a web site is the responsibility of a web site administrator it is always a good idea to check the background of a web site before purchasing items from it.
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