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You are probably already familiar by now with the two common means of authenication and privacy over the internet: logging in with a password and user id known only to you and the party you are communicating with and the use of secure connections signaled usually by indicators on the location bar of your browser. | You are probably already familiar by now with the two common means of authenication and privacy over the internet: logging in with a password and user id known only to you and the party you are communicating with and the use of secure connections signaled usually by indicators on the location bar of your browser. | ||
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In any case, the URI should show https not http though some browsers may have scary indicators or intermediate pages to accompany their scary indicators. The important distinction is between https amd http indicating an encrypted connection. The encryption is the same, it is simply that the browser doesn't trust the certificate, | In any case, the URI should show https not http though some browsers may have scary indicators or intermediate pages to accompany their scary indicators. The important distinction is between https amd http indicating an encrypted connection. The encryption is the same, it is simply that the browser doesn't trust the certificate, but it usually will permit use once you OK the exception. | ||
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