When using sites which require you to login, or when using on-line shopping, it is important to know that the information you submit is secure. Epiphany offers a number of features to help you do this.
When viewing web pages, Epiphany displays a padlock icon in the
statusbar which shows you whether the current site is secure.
- An unlocked padlock
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Indicates that this site is insecure.
- A locked padlock
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Indicates that this site is secure.
- A broken padlock
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Indicates that some parts of this page are secure, and others are not. You should consider the page as a whole to be insecure.
For secure sites, there is an additional locked padlock icon in the address
entry, and the address entry has a different background color.
The certificate viewer presents the details held within the certificate.
Open the certificate viewer by clicking one of the two padlock icons,
or by choosing .
The General tab provides the following details:
- Common Name
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Shows either who issued the certificate, or the domain to which it was issued.
- Organisation
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Shows the name of the issuing company, or the name of the company to which is was issued.
- Organisational Unit
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Shows the division of the company which issued or received the certificate.
- Serial Number
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A unique identifier for this certificate.
- Issued On
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The date the certificate was issued.
- Expires On
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The date the certificate expires.
- SHA1 Fingerprint
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An identifying string for this certificate. You can check with the issuing company that this string matches the certificate on their records.
- MD5 Fingerprint
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An identifying string for this certificate. You can check with the issuing company that this string matches the certificate on their records.
The Details tab shows the following information:
- Certificate Hierarchy
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Some certificates are signed by intermediate authorities who are in turn signed by an authority at a higher level. This list displays the complete certificate chain.
- Certificate Fields
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Displays the fields as they appear in the certificate for the selected certificate in the hierarchy.
- Field Value
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Displays the value for the selected certificate field.
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- Copyright © 2003 Patanjali Somayaji
- Copyright © 2003 David Bordoley
- Copyright © 2005 Piers Cornwell
- Copyright © 2006,2009 Reinout van Schouwen
- Copyright © 2006 Victor Osadci
- Copyright © 2007 Cosimo Cecchi
- Copyright © 2008 Diana Horqque
- Copyright © 2008 Diego Escalante Urrelo
- Copyright © 2008 Loic Froidmont
- Copyright © 2007 David Lodge (dave@cirt.net)
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