How SSL works:
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- A customer contacts our site and accesses a secured URL: a page secured by
a Server ID (indicated by a URL that begins with "https:" instead of just
"http:" or by a message from the browser).
- Our server responds, automatically sending the customer our site's digital
certificate, which authenticates our site.
- Your customer's Web browser generates a unique "session key" (like a code)
to encrypt all communications with the site.
- The user's browser encrypts the session key with our site's 4096 bit RSA
public key so only our site can read the session key. Depending on the
browser, the user may see a key icon becoming whole or a padlock closing,
indicating that the session is secure.
- A secure session is now established--all communications will be encrypted
and can only be decrypted by the two parties in the session. It all takes only
seconds and requires no action by the user.
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