To Be Or Not To Be

Secure that is.  I wasn't sure what I would write about today, but after reading an email from my Madre I have to copy and paste this for your information --

**The main difference between http:// and https:// is it's all about keeping you secure**

HTTP stands for hypertext Transport Protocol, which is just a fancy way of saying it's a protocol (a language, in a manner of speaking) for information to be passed back and forth between web servers and clients.  The important thing is the letter S, which makes the difference between HTTP and HTTPS.

The S (big surprise) stands for "SECURE".  If you visit a website or webpage, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following http://.  This means that the website is talking to your browser using the regular unsecured language.  in other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website.  If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site.  his is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an http website!

But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website i\n a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on.

You understand why this is so important, right?

If a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with https://.  If it doesn't, there's no way you're going to enter sensitive information like a credit card number.

I personally have not checked out the originator of this email but I believe it to contain very valuable information.  With the state of the economy and all of the scams out there - word to the wise - be careful little hands what you do.  I will look further into this information and be sure to make ordering anything from L'AMORE INTIMO a very secure on-line process.  That's my promise.

Dream Sweet