[clue] security question

[Will Sterling]

I have a CC I keep just for on-line purchases.  It allows me to generate
one time use numbers and limit the amount that can be charged to that
number.  I've been ripped off to know that retailers do not do a very good
job of securing your info even if the communication between you and them is
secure.

On Mar 26, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:

Personally, I suspect they have lousy hosting, or maybe something's wrong
with the cert/certificate authority.  Pity, I kind of wanted to do the run,
but I'm not going to knowingly put out credit card info on what might be an
insecure link.  Don't take paypal either.

Bean

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Philipp Giddings <
webmaster at continentalbook.com> wrote:

>  I filled out the first two pages these are insecure according to the
> browser.
> I am not sure what they are saying in their explanation
> Transaction Security
> All communications initiated by this form are transmitted via Secure
> Sockets Layer (SSL). The SSL protocol is the industry standard method for
> creating an encrypted, secure connection between your web browser and a web
> server.
> (one would think these would be https calls)
> maybe when you actually get to the credit card info they make https calls?
> Zombies are always sketchy
>
> On 3/26/2012 10:25 AM, Mike Bean wrote:
>
> Briefly, I want to register for the denver run of
> http://runforyourlives.com/ , but I can't just take their word for it
> that their site is secure just because it has a footnote at the bottom that
> says, "this site is secure".    Well, if that were true, wouldn't it show
> up with the browser lock icon or https:, in the URL?   Is it possible it's
> just a @#$@#$@#$ implementation of SSL?   Is there another way which I am
> not aware of to do the needful on a site security before rendering a credit
> card number onto them?
>
> Bean
>
>
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