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Technology keeps changing. The Internet keeps changing. As long as there is
a ‘Buy' button, however, the doubts about online security will remain the
same.
In a virtual world there will always be an element of doubt when sending or
receiving sensitive information.
It is around this premise that thawte has built a business.
Protecting the information itself has never been the problem. Knowing that
the person on the other side is exactly who and what you think they are…
this, is the real challenge.
thawte , one the original digital Certification Authorities, realizes
that successful security on the Internet was all about trust . Consequently,
thawte performs the most stringent levels of authentication and verification
on each and every application for certificates and guarantees that:
- the organization named in the certificate has the right to use the domain
name included in the certificate;
- is a legal entity ; AND
- that the individual who requested the SSL certificate on behalf of the organization
was authorized to do so.
And that's the difference a thawte digital certificate makes.
What is SSL?
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a technology for managing the security
of online message transmission. SSL encrypts or scrambles any information sent
from your browser to the server you are connected to, making it impossible to
intercept or tamper with the information on the way.
So how do you know that the site you are visiting uses SSL encryption to secure
your details?
If you see the padlock in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser you
know that SSL encryption is in place and that information being sent from this
page is safe. The big problem is that you do not know who is on the other side
receiving your information. The only way this can be verified is through an
authenticated web server certificate.
SSL without authentication is misleading
SSL encryption ensures that the information is safe. All digital certificates
come with SSL. Not all digital certificates are sufficiently authenticated.
Some low cost competitors offer SSL and a low level of authentication.
There is still room for fraud with low-level authentication.
thawte offers a thorough process of authentication before we
provide a business with a digital certificate. A thawte SSL Web
Server Certificate will always imply that the organization named in the certificate
has the right to use the domain name included in the certificate, that the organization
named in the certificate is a legal entity and that the individual who requested
the SSL certificate on behalf of the organization was authorized to do so.
thawte – Trusted since the early days
thawte (launched in 1996) was one of the first Certification
Authorities around, and is here to stay. Known for offering strong encryption
and fully authenticated digital certificates, the thawte name
is synonymous with trust. As a customer, you can be assured that
information sent to and from a web site containing a thawte digital
certificate, will not only be protected, but also be going to exactly whom and
where it is intended.
The thawte Trusted Site Seal
Once an e-business has obtained a thawte SSL Web Server Certificate
and once it has been fully authenticated, thawte supplies the
website with an authentic site seal. By clicking on the thawte
Trusted Site Seal you will get real-time confirmation of the validity
of the certificate on the web server you are connected to. The Seal Information
Page lists the domain it authenticates, the date of certification, the date
of expiry and in which country the business is based.
The thawte Trusted Site Seal is your visible, real-time assurance
of trust.
There have been cases of fraudulent use of the thawte Trusted
Site Seal and if you would like to report any abuse, send an email to abuse@thawte.com.
Look out for the following to identify abuse of the thawte Trusted
Site Seal:
The site does not own a digital certificate
- The information on the Seal Information Page does not match the information
of the site quote error message
- When the thawte Trusted Site Seal is clicked, there
is no information page that pops-up
- There have been illegal or any modifications to the thawte
Trusted Site Seal
- The Seal is being used to promote Spam, illegal activities or other questionable
behaviour.
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