howis it placed there and can it be edited for eg if yo want to see it a differnet color etc. if so how?
2006-09-30 11:54:58 · 8 answers · asked by Jessie 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
The yellow lock shows that this page supports SSL,secured socket layer which means it is a secure page and,no personal information is leaked from it.
(Hover your mouse over the lock to see its information)
2006-09-30 12:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by DrAkE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gist of it is this.... When you are working on a web page that asks for personal information such as your credit card number (ordering merchandise online, for example), you want to be sure that you see the yellow lock. If the yellow lock isn't there, then it would be a bad idea to key your credit card number or other important personal information. The yellow lock means that the company has built some necessary security measures into their web site which make it much more difficult for hackers to steal the personal data that you send to them. I won't go into the nitty gritty about that, but those security measures should be made by every company that does business on the web, so you really want to see that yellow lock whenever you send personal information. Not just for ordering merchandise, but any situation where you are sending sensitive personal information. Yellow means SSL secured 128 bit which is what you want to see. Sorry, I don't know about other colors on the locks. Next time you have a different color, place the mouse pointer over the lock and it will tell you what it means.
2006-09-30 13:23:29 · answer #2 · answered by Schroder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow Lock Icon
2016-12-12 11:23:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A yellow lock means that the site is secure. It can not be changed.
2006-09-30 11:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by phonecardlady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the security icon to tell you the security status of the page. You should be able to right click it and get the status./
2006-09-30 11:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by digitalkidsgroup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That tells you that you are on a secure page. Your firewall is tracking scripts so that you won't get a virus
2006-09-30 11:57:46 · answer #6 · answered by rswdew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that's a good point
2016-07-27 13:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a tricky question...
2016-08-23 07:53:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋