To maximize the security of the SiteCertain seal, it is important that you verify the certificate by following steps 1-3 found in the previous page. The purpose of SiteCertain is simple. Through the use of digital certificates and public key cryptography, the most sophisticated on-line assurance technology currently available, you now have such assurances. In this case, the CA is the American Bankers Association, and the certificate holder is your bank. The digital certificate held by the bank's server, then, may be viewed as a trusted and validated identity card that is virtually impossible to forge.
Digital certificates provide secure identification for web servers as well as for individuals.
Each certificate contains information on the Certificate Authority, the actual holder of the certificate, dates of validity, and other security information. The SiteCertain seal, for example, is valid for one year. Prior to implementing the SiteCertain seal within its web site, your bank provided ABAecom with identification documents as well as information regarding the technology properties of its web site. Following an extensive registration process, the bank received the SiteCertain seal. If you would like to learn more about digital certificates and secure Internet commerce, when you have completed your on-line banking transactions, please visit the ABAecom home page.