Lesson 10
The Padlock Proves the Name
See why a scam site can have a perfect padlock, and read which part of a web address tells you who really owns the page.
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Your bank’s site is bank.example. An email about a refund links to bank-login.example, which shows your bank’s logo, a padlock and no warnings. Your partner says the padlock means the bank has checked the page.
What does the padlock actually tell you?
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