Re: Credit Card Security Not Visible
At 5:36 PM -0700 10/6/2011, Al Poulin wrote: Is there technology whereby vendors provide security on credit card checkout transactions with no https or padlock appearing on the browser window, whether Safari or Firefox? Yea. The initial page(s) are unencrypted, but the form's POST operation is done via SSL (https). They do this because driving a whole session via SSL is a much heavier load on their servers. IMO, it's not a very good way to do things, as the initial pages can be spoofed and the user will never know it. :\ Just... use common sense. NEVER click on any link in any email unless you *KNOW* the email is legit. And before clicking, *always* take note of the actual URL, in the tooltip, to make sure it's sending you to the legit site. When in doubt, use your browser bookmarks to get to the site... - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Credit Card Security Not Visible
On Oct 6, 9:23 pm, Beverly Woods macli...@beverlywoods.net wrote: Al, I went to the site you mentioned, and like many other websites, the security stuff comes in when you go towards the checkout. So although you enter at http://www.tracfone.com/ when you put in your shipping and billing info and make your purchase you are in a secure zone: https://www.tracfone-orders.com/blahblah/ Thank you Beverly. Indeed, I now trust the web site. While messing around in Safari Show All History, I found several lines with https, although I did not see that security indicator in real time. It appears that security kicks in when the URL includes direct/ controller.block. So I made my transaction. Then, in a second round of email where I mentioned specific absence of https and padlock, the response included this: TracFone Wireless assures our customer that we have secure transactions online. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Credit Card Security Not Visible
Is there technology whereby vendors provide security on credit card checkout transactions with no https or padlock appearing on the browser window, whether Safari or Firefox? Would they be negotiating digital certificates behind the scenes with no visible evidence of that? Example is cell phone vendor TracFone. http://www.tracfone.com/ In answer to my query about their policy, TracFone claims they go to great lengths to implement technology and security features to safeguard the privacy of your customer identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use…. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Credit Card Security Not Visible
On Oct 6, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Al Poulin wrote: Is there technology whereby vendors provide security on credit card checkout transactions with no https or padlock appearing on the browser window, whether Safari or Firefox? Would they be negotiating digital certificates behind the scenes with no visible evidence of that? Example is cell phone vendor TracFone. http://www.tracfone.com/ In answer to my query about their policy, TracFone claims they go to great lengths to implement technology and security features to safeguard the privacy of your customer identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use…. I don't know about that, but they sure went to great lengths to avoid answering your question. I strongly recommend not submitting sensitive information over insecure HTTP, and avoiding doing business with those who require or expect you to do so. Josh -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Credit Card Security Not Visible
On Oct 6, 2011, at 5:36 PM, Al Poulin wrote: Is there technology whereby vendors provide security on credit card checkout transactions with no https or padlock appearing on the browser window, whether Safari or Firefox? Would they be negotiating digital certificates behind the scenes with no visible evidence of that? Example is cell phone vendor TracFone. http://www.tracfone.com/ In answer to my query about their policy, TracFone claims they go to great lengths to implement technology and security features to safeguard the privacy of your customer identifiable information from unauthorized access or improper use…. Al, I went to the site you mentioned, and like many other websites, the security stuff comes in when you go towards the checkout. So although you enter at http://www.tracfone.com/ when you put in your shipping and billing info and make your purchase you are in a secure zone: https://www.tracfone-orders.com/blahblah/ HTH, Beverly -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
