SSL: JOURNEY TO A SECURE TRANSACTION

• SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer
• Secured sites display a padlock in browsers URL and a green address bar
• SSL encrypts the information you are sending across the server

Electronic world …. Electronic payments.. Sure you guys must be aware about the e-payments we come across in our daily lives. Did you ever wonder, how is it actually happening? Is it even secure?

World in our hands, sitting at our laptop we are purchasing whatever we want from online shopping sites, getting our recharge done online, transfer money without even visiting bank .. All we can say boon of internet banking.

Did you guys ever notice how the bar in our browser turns green with a lock in starting when the page is redirected to ICICI internet login page or perhaps any other transaction site?

To answer this curiosity of your let me introduce you to the world of SSL, a protocol behind our safe transaction saving us from the dark world of hackers!!!

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. It provides a secure connection between internet browsers and websites, allowing you to transmit private data online. Sites secured with SSL display a padlock in the browsers URL and possibly a green address bar if secured by an EV(Extended Validation) Certificate.

The SSL protocol is used by millions of e-Business providers to protect their customers, ensuring their online transactions remain confidential. A web page should use encryption expected to submit confidential data, including credit card details, passwords or any personal information. All web browsers have the ability to interact with secured sites so long as the site's certificate is from a recognized certificate authority, such as Comodo.

When a digital certificate is installed on a web page, users will see a padlock icon in the browser address bar. When an Extended Validation Certificates is installed on a web site, the address bar will turn green during secure sessions.

The primary reason why SSL is used is to keep sensitive information sent across the Internet encrypted so that only the intended recipient can understand it. This is important because the information you send on the Internet is passed from computer to computer to get to the destination server. Any computer in between you and the server can see your credit card numbers, usernames and passwords, and other sensitive information if it is not encrypted with an SSL certificate. When an SSL certificate is used, the information becomes unreadable to everyone except for the server you are sending the information to. This protects it from hackers and identity thieves.

Trusted SSL providers will only issue an SSL certificate to a verified company that has gone through several identity checks. Certain types of SSL certificates, like EV SSL Certificates, require more validation than others.

So if your web browser is giving visual clues such as a green lock or a green bar, it ensures you are browsing through a secure, trusted web site.