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Any tools to check any web site is secured or not?

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Hotmail problem with outlook express

Flightless Bird
There are two general indications of a secured web page, but I found none for
www.i-access.com, but customer service representative mention they used other
tools for security, so you would not see following two general indications
and tell me feel safe to trade online. They get no proofs on any security for
online trading, can you trust them?
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to check whether this web site would
encrypt transition data or not?
Thanks for any suggestions
John

1) Check the web page URL

Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin with
the letters "http". However, over a secure connection the address displayed
should begin with "https" - note the "s" at the end.

Try it! - Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL begins
with the "http" meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the
upper-right hand corner to "Log in". Notice the change in the URL? It now
begins with "https", meaning the user name and password typed in will be
encrypted before sent to our server.

2) Check for the "Lock" icon

There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a "lock" icon
somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display area!)
For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the
lower-right of the browser window:
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.

Multiposting vs Crossposting:
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

= > If you're comfortable doing online trading (and registering your bank
account, etc., and other personal information) via an un-Secure webpage of a
Hong Kong-based website, I've got a bridge you may wanna buy.


Hotmail problem with outlook express wrote:
> There are two general indications of a secured web page, but I found none
> for www.i-access.com, but customer service representative mention they
> used
> other tools for security, so you would not see following two general
> indications and tell me feel safe to trade online. They get no proofs on
> any security for online trading, can you trust them?
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to check whether this web site
> would
> encrypt transition data or not?
> Thanks for any suggestions
> John
>
> 1) Check the web page URL
>
> Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin with
> the letters "http". However, over a secure connection the address
> displayed
> should begin with "https" - note the "s" at the end.
>
> Try it! - Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL begins
> with the "http" meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the
> upper-right hand corner to "Log in". Notice the change in the URL? It
> now
> begins with "https", meaning the user name and password typed in will be
> encrypted before sent to our server.
>
> 2) Check for the "Lock" icon
>
> There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a "lock" icon
> somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display area!)
> For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the
> lower-right of the browser window:
 
H

Hotmail problem with outlook express

Flightless Bird
Do you confirm whether the web site is secured or not?
When I login for this newsgroup, there is no two general indications of a
secured web page. Can someone collect my username and password by capturing
data through Internet?

Thank you


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please cross-post
> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>
> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
> = > If you're comfortable doing online trading (and registering your bank
> account, etc., and other personal information) via an un-Secure webpage of a
> Hong Kong-based website, I've got a bridge you may wanna buy.
>
>
> Hotmail problem with outlook express wrote:
> > There are two general indications of a secured web page, but I found none
> > for www.i-access.com, but customer service representative mention they
> > used
> > other tools for security, so you would not see following two general
> > indications and tell me feel safe to trade online. They get no proofs on
> > any security for online trading, can you trust them?
> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to check whether this web site
> > would
> > encrypt transition data or not?
> > Thanks for any suggestions
> > John
> >
> > 1) Check the web page URL
> >
> > Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin with
> > the letters "http". However, over a secure connection the address
> > displayed
> > should begin with "https" - note the "s" at the end.
> >
> > Try it! - Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL begins
> > with the "http" meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the
> > upper-right hand corner to "Log in". Notice the change in the URL? It
> > now
> > begins with "https", meaning the user name and password typed in will be
> > encrypted before sent to our server.
> >
> > 2) Check for the "Lock" icon
> >
> > There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a "lock" icon
> > somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display area!)
> > For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the
> > lower-right of the browser window:

>
> .
>
 
M

Michael

Flightless Bird
What a putz!

--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."


"Hotmail problem with outlook express"
<Hotmailproblemwithoutlookexpress@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:9207C9D8-01EE-457A-BCE6-D46F661D3C47@microsoft.com...
> Do you confirm whether the web site is secured or not?
> When I login for this newsgroup, there is no two general indications of a
> secured web page. Can someone collect my username and password by
> capturing
> data through Internet?
>
> Thank you
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please
>> cross-post
>> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>>
>> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>> = > If you're comfortable doing online trading (and registering your bank
>> account, etc., and other personal information) via an un-Secure webpage
>> of a
>> Hong Kong-based website, I've got a bridge you may wanna buy.
>>
>>
>> Hotmail problem with outlook express wrote:
>> > There are two general indications of a secured web page, but I found
>> > none
>> > for www.i-access.com, but customer service representative mention they
>> > used
>> > other tools for security, so you would not see following two general
>> > indications and tell me feel safe to trade online. They get no proofs
>> > on
>> > any security for online trading, can you trust them?
>> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to check whether this web site
>> > would
>> > encrypt transition data or not?
>> > Thanks for any suggestions
>> > John
>> >
>> > 1) Check the web page URL
>> >
>> > Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin
>> > with
>> > the letters "http". However, over a secure connection the address
>> > displayed
>> > should begin with "https" - note the "s" at the end.
>> >
>> > Try it! - Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL
>> > begins
>> > with the "http" meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the
>> > upper-right hand corner to "Log in". Notice the change in the URL? It
>> > now
>> > begins with "https", meaning the user name and password typed in will
>> > be
>> > encrypted before sent to our server.
>> >
>> > 2) Check for the "Lock" icon
>> >
>> > There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a "lock"
>> > icon
>> > somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display
>> > area!)
>> > For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the
>> > lower-right of the browser window:

>>
>> .
>>
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
Sorry, but I'm not about to navigate to that page. If the page URL doesn't
begin with HTTPS, it's not a Secure webpage.

PS: The website itself was only registered in early March 2010.


Hotmail problem with outlook express wrote:
> Do you confirm whether the web site is secured or not?
> When I login for this newsgroup, there is no two general indications of a
> secured web page. Can someone collect my username and password by
> capturing
> data through Internet?
>
> Thank you
>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> If you must make identical posts to multiple newsgroups, please
>> cross-post
>> one (1) message to all of them. Thank you.
>>
>> Multiposting vs Crossposting:
>> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>> = > If you're comfortable doing online trading (and registering your bank
>> account, etc., and other personal information) via an un-Secure webpage
>> of
>> a Hong Kong-based website, I've got a bridge you may wanna buy.
>>
>>
>> Hotmail problem with outlook express wrote:
>>> There are two general indications of a secured web page, but I found
>>> none
>>> for www.i-access.com, but customer service representative mention they
>>> used
>>> other tools for security, so you would not see following two general
>>> indications and tell me feel safe to trade online. They get no proofs on
>>> any security for online trading, can you trust them?
>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to check whether this web site
>>> would
>>> encrypt transition data or not?
>>> Thanks for any suggestions
>>> John
>>>
>>> 1) Check the web page URL
>>>
>>> Normally, when browsing the web, the URLs (web page addresses) begin
>>> with
>>> the letters "http". However, over a secure connection the address
>>> displayed
>>> should begin with "https" - note the "s" at the end.
>>>
>>> Try it! - Visit our home page (http://www.ssl.com). Note the URL begins
>>> with the "http" meaning this page is not secure. Click the link in the
>>> upper-right hand corner to "Log in". Notice the change in the URL? It
>>> now
>>> begins with "https", meaning the user name and password typed in will be
>>> encrypted before sent to our server.
>>>
>>> 2) Check for the "Lock" icon
>>>
>>> There is a de facto standard among web browsers to display a "lock" icon
>>> somewhere in the window of the browser (NOT in the web page display
>>> area!)
>>> For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer displays the lock icon in the
>>> lower-right of the browser window:

>>
>> .
 
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