The AbeBooks Web site is secure for credit card transactions. You receive messages when entering a secure encrypted area of the Web site and proceeding to a normal area or vice versa.
When you enter your credit card number or sign on to our site, the information you enter is encrypted for your protection. You can recognize a secure page by the closed padlock symbol in the browser status bar at the bottom the window, or if the URL in the address bar that begins with https as opposed to the usual http. The "s" indicates a secure page.
The common Internet Explorer message you see when you leave a secure page is:
"You are about to be redirected to a connection that is not secure. The information you are sending to the current site might be re-transmitted to a non-secure site. Do you wish to continue? Yes/No."
The address information should indicate a proper "https" (secure) connection made through SSL 3.0 with 128-bit encryption.
Our secure server software (SSL) is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. SSL encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that the information cannot be read as it travels over the Internet.
The common Netscape message you see when you leave a secure page is:
"Warning! You have requested an insecure document that was originally designated a secure document (the location has been redirected from a secure to an insecure document). The document and any information you send back could be observed by a third party while in transit."
The frame information should indicate a proper "https" (secure) URL loaded.