Https..???
By dixie1
@dixie1 (1330)
United States
December 13, 2008 11:22am CST
Hi,
I was going to order something online yesterday and then I noticed it did not have the safety figure when I was ready to use my cc...I emailed the store with this concern and they emailed back saying that it was safe and that in web address it changes from http to https which indicates a safe site...is this true? If so, I learned something new!
Many thanks!
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7 responses
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
13 Dec 08
yes the s stands for secure. You should be fine. However with anything internet transmission can still be iffy. Good Luck!
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
14 Dec 08
Yes, this is true. Http changes for https when site is secure.
Depends on company is always check than be sorry.
If company is small, I rather double check before I order anything....
@ang2ara (97)
• Indonesia
14 Dec 08
this article I see in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https
it say :
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer or https is a URI scheme used to indicate a secure communication such as payment transactions and corporate information systems.
so site wich use https as protocol is a secure site like e-banking site.
@ddillard (15)
• United States
14 Dec 08
The https does indicate that the communication is secure. Most websites use this for the transmission of any sensitive information on the internet. In most cases you will be fine if the site is using https as long as the web site is legitimate.
@mirage108 (3402)
• United States
13 Dec 08
if you dont have https:\\ then the site is not secure you also might see a lock someplace on the browser which indicates that it is secure
