VeriSign Secured® Seal
The VeriSign Secured® Seal is the most trusted symbol of security on the Web.
It is proudly displayed on more than 90,000 Web pages in 145 countries
across the globe and is seen over 100 million times per day. When you see the VeriSign
Secured Seal on a Web page and verify its authenticity, you can feel more confident
that your information is well protected, using state-of-the-art
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology from VeriSign.
Learn more about determining if a Web site is secure >>
What Is SSL?
SSL establishes an encrypted communication channel to help
prevent the interception of critical information when transmitted over the Internet.
In plain English, SSL makes your information practically unreadable. So, if you
submit sensitive information to a Web site—like your credit card number, contact
information, etc.—and a hacker intercepts it, the information is not readable.
There are actually two different levels of acceptably strong SSL encryption—128– or 256– bit—and VeriSign enables both for online businesses. Assuming that the
SSL Certificate is properly implemented on the server hosting the Web site, the
site is secure.
Using the VeriSign Secured Seal
Before submitting any sensitive data to a Web site, it’s important to verify the
site’s identity and security. With Web pages featuring the VeriSign Secured Seal,
it’s easy to do so. Just click on the VeriSign Secured Seal and a new window will
open, confirming the data encryption abilities of the Web site, as well as the authenticity
of the site. Try it below.
If a new window does not open, the VeriSign Secured Seal displayed on the Web page
may not be legitimate or you may have a pop-up blocker enabled. If your pop-up blocker
is disabled and you still can’t open a new window, then follow the steps listed
on the How to Tell If a Site Is Secure page to determine
if the site is secure.
Do not submit any personal information to a questionable site, until you are confident
that it is secure. You can also report a site that you think may be fraudulent on
our Fraudulent Site Reporting page.
See Green
New VeriSign® Extended Validation (EV) SSL Certificates instantly tell you if
a Web site is secure. How? By teaming up with new high-security Web browsers, like
Windows® Internet Explorer® 7, your address bar turns green when you visit
a Web page secured with an (EV) SSL Certificate. Learn more about Extended Validation >>
Next: VeriSign® Extended Validation. Go
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