SECURE SHOPPING

How do I know longstreth.com's shopping is secure?
A somewhat common question that is easily answered by any of the following occurrences.

1. When browsing the web, and entering a secure section of any website, you may receive a pop-up notice that reads something like you are about to view pages over a secure connection, or you can see "https://" in the address bar.
   
   

2. If using Microsoft Internet Explorer or AOL, you will see a small gold lock in the lower right frame of the browser window. This symbol ensures that you are browsing over a secure connection. Also, you may right click (PC ONLY) on any background (white usually) portion of the page you are browsing and select the PROPERTIES option from the resulting menu. In the resulting popup window you will see a button named CERTIFICATES. Clicking this button will review whether or not the page is secure.
   
   

3. If using Netscape Navigator, you will see a small gold lock (or gold key depending upon the software version) in the lower right frame of the browser window. This symbol ensures that you are browsing over a secure connection. Also, with the latest versions of Netscape, you may right click (PC ONLY) on any background (white usually) portion of the page you are browsing and select the VIEW PAGE INFO option from the resulting menu. In the resulting popup window you will see a tab named SECURITY. Clicking this button will review whether or not the page is secure.