 Today, online commerce is worth over US$1 trillion and continues to grow at a fast rate. One of the key success factors for e-commerce has been the implementation of security technology into browsers and servers - in particular SSL. SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the security protocol used by most sites to protect online commerce. The widespread use of SSL has encouraged ecommerce and helped it rise to its current levels. As a result our Web economy has come to depend on SSL as a security and trust infrastructure. The SSL protocol provides an encrypted link between two parties, however for consumers, seeing the SSL padlock in their browser means that they are viewing a secure (encrypted) site, and that the site displaying the padlock is a valid and legitimate organization.
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