| If you receive an error message regarding
an "unknown authority" or "outdated
certificate" when you are attempting
to reach a secure web page, you may be using
a browser with an out-of-date certificate
or the correct certificate may not have been
installed. This is usually a problem that
occurs with older browsers.
To avoid getting error messages in the future you should add Thawte's SSL certificate to your database of CA's (Certificate Authorities) by replacing the out-of-date certificate with a current one. To do this, click on the following link and follow the instructions provided. http://www.thawte.com/serverbasic.crt What does SSL mean? SSL is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer.
It is a protocol used for authenticating
and encrypting web traffic. For web
traffic
to be authenticated means that your
browser
is able to verify the identity of the
remote
server. For web traffic to be encrypted
means
that traffic between the server and
your
browser is scrambled so that it is
unintelligible
if intercepted. A Secure Socket Layer Web Server Certificate
gives all parties the confidence that
information
is being sent securely and to the right
place.
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at the bottom of the browser screen indicates
that you are on a SSL (secure) web
page.
If the lock is open, then the web page
is
not secure.