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How will my customers know that my site is secure?

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Last Updated: September 17, 2007 11:08 AM

An "https://" prefix in the URL and a key or padlock icon in the browser's status bar indicate that a page within a Web site is secure.

An SSL-encrypted session usually starts once a visitor signs in to a secure area of a Web site, such as the checkout or account-management area of an online store.