Privacy refers to protecting the confidentiality of information en route over the Internet.
Each SSL client is provided with a secure directory where a browser that supports authentication and encryption have the option of utilizing the secure features. To see at a glance if a session is secure, check the key or lock icon at the lower left corner of Netscape's screen. If the key is intact and a blue line appears at the top of the screen, or the lock is in closed position, then all messages are secure. If the icon appears as a picture of a broken key, then encryption is not in use and the current session is not secure. All rights reserved.