Hi there,

I was wondering if there was some way to check that an HTTPS/SSL connection is working properly through my hosting company?

Does anyone know of any utility or method that will allow me to verify that such a connection is indeed encrypting the communication between my browser and my web site?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Carlos

If the lock icon in your browser is being displayed, the transaction is encrypted.

Your browser vendor already wrote this code and checks for you.

-t

I've noticed in Internet Explorer 6 in Windows XP that very occassionally (usually with the same sites) that the icon isn't displayed... even though it is DEFINATELY 128bit encrypted through https:// with no warnings (except for the IE one telling you that you are entering a secure connection).

Why do you think that is?

The lock is not 100% accurate. You could have an SSL connection but the lock will not be displayed if the HTTPS:// page is inside a frame. Quite common.

For full information, either double-click the padlock or File>Properties (or right-click>Properties) and follow the links to view the certificate. If there are any errors with the certificate that weren't apparent in a pop-up window when you view the site (which should always happen, then they will be highlighted in the certificate description in your browser.

I have found that the most accurate way is to do a lookup-->what's this site running-->SSL cert check at netcraft (http://netcraft.com). Lot's of times it will show you that a 128 bit cert is only capable of 40-bit encryption.

Regards,

Jeff