what is it called when a standared encryption that uses a browser to protect your information. all i know that is a "something" bit
2006-10-15 15:42:18 · 2 answers · asked by kirbyforlife69 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You are probably thinking of SSL encryption. You can tell if a websites uses it from the padlock icon that displays, and the http:// will change to https://
Check out http://paypal.com for an example.
SSL generally uses 128 bit encryption. It is server side encryption, not a setting on your PC.
Hope this helps,
Dan
2006-10-15 15:57:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SSL is the protocol. The actual name that you are looking for is PKI (Public Key Infrastructure).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure
You should also look at Public-key cryptography as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_cryptography
2006-10-16 00:04:08 · answer #2 · answered by thepinky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋