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when signing on with a password, how do I know if the page is secure or unsecure?

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007raddad
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when signing on to eBay, there was a padlock at the bottom indicating secure or insecure. where is that indicator? I like to see this feature on a page please.

when signing on to eBay, there was a padlock at the bottom indicating secure or insecure. where is that indicator? I like to see this feature on a page please.

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Andy.c
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The Padlock is no longer part of Firefox; it was removed beginning in Firefox 4. The padlock shows that there is a secure connection but does not supply additional information. You could have made a typographical error and still have been connected to a secure connection. The padlock was replaced in Firefox 3 with the Site Identity Button. Familiarize yourself with the Site Identity Button at the left end of the Location Bar: 

   https://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/security/identity/
   https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Site+Identity+Button
   http://www.dria.org/wordpress/archives/2008/05/06/635/

You can install this add-on if you wish: 

   https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/padlock-icon/

Credit to SafeBrowser

Modified by Andy.c