FindMySupplies realises the importance of online security and is pleased to provide our customers with the reassurance of knowing that our entire site is covered by the highly recognised GeoTrust SSL certificate and McAfee Secure. To view our SSL certificate please click on the GeoTrust logo or for McAfee information click on the McAfee logo.
Here at Find My Supplies, we take secure shopping seriously and use the latest technologies to ensure this at all times, for more information click here.
What does the certificate mean?
When you connect to a secure web server such as www.findmysupplies.co.uk you ask that server to authenticate itself. This authentication is quite a complex process involving a digital certificate, which is issued by a trusted authority. The GeoTrust icon tells you that an independent third party has agreed that the server belongs to the company it claims to belong to.
A valid certificate means that you can have confidence that you are sending information to the right place and you'll know you're doing business at a secure site when you see a closed lock
icon on your status bar. If the information does not match or the certificate has expired, the browser will display an error message.
What does SSL mean?
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protects data transferred over http using encryption enabled by a server's SSL Certificate. An SSL Certificate contains a public key and a private key. A public key is used to encrypt information and a private key is used to decipher it. When a browser points to a secured domain, an SSL authenticates the server and the client and establishes an encryption method and a unique session key. They can begin a secure session that guarantees message privacy and message integrity.
McAfee Secure
McAfee Secure certification is achieved by passing rigorous daily network security audits. The certification process is completed in six extensive steps.
McAfee's patent pending security auditing technology allows the McAfee Secure mark to appear only when a web site's current security status meets the highest published government standards. A maximum of 72 hours is allowed to patch vulnerabilities before the certification mark is replaced by a single-dot "clear" image. The certification mark will reappear as soon as a new audit is passed. McAfee Secure certification is fully accredited to meet the scanning requirements for the Payment Card Industry (PCI) standard.