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encryption key. e following illustrates how SSL and certicates are used to protect
customers’ information.
1.
For a secure online data transaction, a customer issues an SSL connection
request by entering the protocol https in a web browser.
2.
After the web server receives the https request from the web browser, the web
server will send its public key with its certicate back to the web browser.
3.
When the web browser receives the certicate, it will contact a third party,
such as awte or VeriSign, to verify if the certicate is valid.
4. Once the certicate is approved by the third party, the web browser
encrypts the information such as the user name and password with the pub-
lic key.
5.
With the same ...