Well, let’s start with an interesting piece of information – websites can keep your credit card information secret. Surprised? Although it’s very hard to believe, the statement carries some bare truth. For all the credit card it is important to have SSL (secured socket layer) to get the card information. Nowadays, we do receive a lot of promotional calls from different companies asking us to buy their products. And they ask for the credit card number. But the question is, how safe it is to provide our credit card numbers to others? This article will tell you how you can judge that the website is a safe one to share credit card number.
Following methods will help you out in this matter:
1)You will get notification from your browser that the SSL certificate is valid or not.
2)To check whether the site has a valid certificate or not, right click anywhere on the checkout page and then click on View Page Info in Firefox or Properties in Internet Explorer. Now find the button view certificate or certificate. The certificate will display the name of the certificate owner, which should correspond to the name of the business displayed in the address bar.
3)After you verify the SSL encryption, you can be assured that you have the right connection. Now it could be possible that the owner is not the actual seller of the product or the retailer may not have purchased the SSL certificates.
4)Check for a lock icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser window, or in the address bar. A locked transaction means the browser verified that the site uses at least minimum data-encryption protocols.
5)If you doubt the third party creditability, make sure that you are dealing with the correct vendor. Always look out for the vendors that take part in the Security Standards Council of the Payment Card Industry.
6)Keep the browser updated and the operating system as well to be assured that you have fraud controls available to you.
7)If you find any discrepancy on your credit card details then check the card details with your bank. Do check your credit card details on a regular basis.
8)Avoid using other tabs when your are providing card information.
Following methods will help you out in this matter:
1)You will get notification from your browser that the SSL certificate is valid or not.
2)To check whether the site has a valid certificate or not, right click anywhere on the checkout page and then click on View Page Info in Firefox or Properties in Internet Explorer. Now find the button view certificate or certificate. The certificate will display the name of the certificate owner, which should correspond to the name of the business displayed in the address bar.
3)After you verify the SSL encryption, you can be assured that you have the right connection. Now it could be possible that the owner is not the actual seller of the product or the retailer may not have purchased the SSL certificates.
4)Check for a lock icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your browser window, or in the address bar. A locked transaction means the browser verified that the site uses at least minimum data-encryption protocols.
5)If you doubt the third party creditability, make sure that you are dealing with the correct vendor. Always look out for the vendors that take part in the Security Standards Council of the Payment Card Industry.
6)Keep the browser updated and the operating system as well to be assured that you have fraud controls available to you.
7)If you find any discrepancy on your credit card details then check the card details with your bank. Do check your credit card details on a regular basis.
8)Avoid using other tabs when your are providing card information.
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