128 bit SSL security on our website
What is SSL security?
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the security protocol used by a website to protect online communications.
The most common use of SSL is to provide protection for confidential data, such as entering personal details or credit card information into a website.
How you are protected when buying online through www.ftreg.com.
Our 128 bit SSL Certificate provides two primary functions:
- SSL Encryption allows your data to be transmitted over the computer network in a secure manner.
- Identity assurance (validation) allows www.ftreg.com to ‘prove’ that we are exactly who we claim to be.
Once a secure transaction is initiated, ie: You begin to enter payment card details on our website, there are four basic steps taken to establish a secure connection:
- The browser checks the SSL Certificate to make sure that it is valid and that the site you are connecting to is legitimate.
- Data encryption levels are established based on what the browser and website server can both use to understand each other.
- The browser and server send each other unique codes to use when encrypting the information that will be sent.
- The browser and server start talking using the encryption, the web browser shows the encrypting icon, and the web pages and information are processed securely.
What to look for.
In addition to data encryption and identity assurance, our SSL Certificate will also give you important visual clues to show that you are within a secure environment:
- https:// will be contained within our website address when entering payment details.
- A clickable icon will be present showing our SSL Certificate information.
- A closed padlock symbol will appear in your browser window.
The closed padlock symbol.
When you arrive at the secure payment stage of our buy online facility, you will be asked to enter your payment card details. Always check that you can see the following closed padlock in your browser window.
When the closed padlock symbol shows in your browser, it will give you the reassurance that you are in a secure environment and that your payment card details being entered are protected.
NOTE:
The above closed padlock image is what it will look like if you are browsing our site using Internet Explorer 6. Other versions of Internet Explorer such as IE 7 may look slightly different to the above.
If you are browsing www.ftreg.com using an interent browser such as Mozilla Firefox or a Safari browser on an Apple Mac computer, the closed padlock symbol may again look different to the image shown.
The main thing to check is that the closed padlock is present in your browser window. This padlock confirms to yout that the website you are purchasing from is a secure site and that your details are being protected.
Our SSL Certificate details.
Our SSL Certificate is provided by a company called ‘GeoTrust’
Depending on what type of browser you are using, when you are in a secure payment area of www.ftreg.com you should be able to double click the padlock symbol to display our SSL Certificate details. This will confirm to you that we have a valid and up to date secure SSL license.
Be card smart when shopping online.
Everyday more and more consumers are opting to steer clear of the busy town shopping centres, and choose internet shopping as their stress free alternative way to shop.
With credit card payments being the main method of payment for online shopping, we all need to remain vigilant to prevent ourselves from the possibility of falling victim to fraud.
APACS the UK payment association, has recently launched The ‘Be Card Smart Online’ campaign. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the simple steps consumers can take to shop online safely.
Finishing Touch Registrations fully support the ‘Be Card Smart Online’ campaign. The new campaign which also coincides with the build up to the busy Christmas trading period, will hopefully increase consumer confidence in online shopping.
The ‘Be Card Smart Online’ campaign will demonstrate that by following a few simple and straightforward steps, customers can ensure their eCommerce experience is always a safe, convenient and secure one.
Privacy of your details.
The information that you provide us with is gathered lawfully in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. It is for our own use only to enable us to carry out transactions.
We will not divulge your details to a third party or use it ourselves for unsolicited marketing campaigns. To read more on our privacy and security policy click here.
