We realize that many people are concerned about the security of information communicated in an online environment. We have worked hard to make sure that the information you have access to cannot be accessed by anyone else.
Nothing has been more important in the development of this
web site than the security of the site and access to the data
available on this site. Our GoDaddy.com Security Certificate
verifies that:
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Our domain control has been validated by an independent authority.
Customers' sensitive information remains private.
Transactions between your browser and our site are encrypted and secure.
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SSL (Secured Socket Layer) Data Encryption
An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates
the identity of a website to visiting browsers and encrypts
information for the server via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Technology. A certificate serves as an electronic "passport" that establishes an online entity's credentials when doing business on the web. When an internet user attempts to send confidential information to a web server, the user's browser will access the server's digital certificate and establish a secure connection. This ensures that all sensitive information
is kept from prying eyes.
How SSL Works:
A secure, SSL-encrypted connection is established via the
SSL "handshake" process,which transpires within seconds
transparently to the end user. In essence, the SSL "handshake"
works like this:
- When accessing an SSL-secured Web site area, the visitor's
browser requests a secure session from the Web server.
- The server responds by sending the visitor's browser its server
certificate.
- The browser verifies that the server's certificate is
valid, is being used by the Web site for which it has been
issued,and has been issued by a Certificate Authority that
the browser trusts.
- If the certificate is validated, the browser generates
a one-time "session" key and encrypts it with the server's
public key.
- The visitor's browser sends the encrypted
session key to the server so that both server and browser
have a copy.
- The server decrypts the session key using its
private key.
- The SSL "handshake" process is complete, and a secure
SSL connection has been established.
- A padlock icon
appears in the browser's status bar,indicating that a secure
session is under way.
