How do I tell if a site is secure when I'm ordering a product? I'm not seeing the little lock icon. perhaps that was a Microsoft thing.

I tried a new website where I wanted a garden tool. Then tried Amazon.com and still nothing I recognized to tell me it was "safe" to order.

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The padlock only shows that there is a secure connection and doesn't guarantee that you are connected to the right server.<br />
So you might still be connected to the wrong server if you make a typo in the URL and someone has claimed that mistyped URL.<br />
The functionality of the padlock has been replaced by the [[Site Identity Button]] on the left end of the location bar.<br />
<br />
See also:
* http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/
You can click the [[Site Identity Button]] on the left end of the location bar to see the padlock if there is a secure connection.<br />
A click on the "More Information" button will show more details about the connection.<br />
The background color of the "Site Identity Button" on the left end of the location bar will change color (blue or green) and show the domain in case of a secure HTTPS connection.
* Hover the [[Site Identity Button]] then to see "Verified by xxxx"
* Click the "Site Identity Button" on the left end of the location bar to see the padlock
* Click the "More Information" button in that pop-up to see additional information about the connection.
You can use this extension to get a padlock on the location bar.
*Padlock: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/

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