Thawte - Shop with confidence.

In a virtual world there will always be an element of doubt when sending or receiving sensitive information. thawte realized that successful security on the Internet was all about trust.

The thawte Trusted Site Seal

Once an e-business has obtained a thawte SSL certificate, thawte supplies the customer with the thawte Trusted Site Seal to upload onto their website. By clicking on the thawte Trusted Site Seal, visitors will get real-time confirmation of the validity of the certificate on the web server that they are connected to.

The thawte Trusted Site Seal is a visible, real-time assurance of trust letting your Website visitors know in an instant that your site is protected by one of the most trusted digital certificate providers on the Web.

Fraudulent Use

Look out for the following to identify abuse of the thawte Trusted Site Seal:

• The date displayed on the thawte Trusted Site Seal is incorrect
• The site does not use a digital certificate
• The information on the Seal Information Page does not match the information of the site
• When the thawte Trusted Site Seal is clicked, there is no information page that pops-up
• There have been modifications to the thawte Trusted Site Seal
• The thawte Trusted Site Seal is being used to promote Spam, illegal activities or other questionable behavior