In Microsoft’s forthcoming Internet Explorer 7, sites that have a high-assurance digital certificate will have a green-tinted address bar. \r\n\r\n
Additionally, the Web browser will rotate displays of the certificate issuer’s name and of the name and location of the company that owns the certificate in the address bar. \r\n\r\n
When someone clicks on the lock icon–which in IE 7 will move from the status bar to the address bar–the browser will display additional information on the certificate.
In IE 7, Sites that have a conventional certificate will only display the padlock icon in the address bar. A PC user can click on the icon to get more information on the issuer and owner of the certificate.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
