Encrypted access to web pages
Most web browsers indicate an encrypted connection by a corresponding icon, often a small padlock in the address bar.
Encrypted connections on the Internet are secured by digital signatures. Issuing and verifying digital signatures are technically complicated processes. However, they are done automatically by web browsers, but you can also control them (see below).
Click on the following terms for more information about Digital Signatures and the dangers associated with them:
Attention
- HTTPS connections are used, among other things, in online banking to securely access account information.
- How can account holders ensure that they are connected to the correct bank’s web server? The certificate information can be displayed in the web browser at any time. This is usually done by clicking on the lock icon in the address bar of your browser.
- If a certificate error is displayed, it has expired or the certificate is issued to an entity unknown to you as the site owner, you should not trust the site.