On my iPad 2, how can I verify a secure (SSL, TLS) connection?

After performing a search with the Google Search app and clicking on one of the "result" hyperlinks, I've just made an online purchase from my iPad 2.  Soon as I committed to the transaction, I began to look around for some indication that the Google Search browser had actually established an encrypted connection.  I became very nervous when I was unable to find something like the "padlock" icon, or even the "https" scheme in the first part of the URL — I guess Google thought such feedback to us users is superfluous or unnecessary information, but that supposition could really get me into trouble if it's not, in fact, true.  So, then, how is one to know whether it's safe to conduct sensitive business that includes the sharing of personally identifying information, credit card numbers, etc., with an iPad 2?
NOTE:  To be clear, this question assumes that I am working  from my own, secure network, not from a public hotspot such as a coffee shop, library, hotel, etc.]

Hi, JimHdk!
In the case of doing a Google search from within the Safari app you're correct that the entire URL will display (including the https) and the padlock will display to the left of the page name.  However, when doing a Google search using the Google Search app, my iPad's default browser (Safari) is not opened.  Instead, the Google Search app runs its own browser that neither displays a padlock icon when it's on a secure connection nor does it display the entire URL — i.e. it "hides" the first scheme (http://) of every URL, displaying only the latter part "www.enterprise.com."
Bill

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