Check that a web site is secure

Do you have a secure connection?
You should only ever carry out banking and other confidential transactions over secure internet connections. Connections like these make it hard for others to spy on you and steal your personal details. But how can you tell if you have a secure website connection?

Secure connection
How to find out if you have a secure connection
There are two ways you can see if you have a secure connection.

Once a secure connection is established*:

• The first few characters of the web address in your address bar will change from the usual http to https – the ‘s’ stands for secure.
• You’ll see a little padlock icon, in the locked position, appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen.

Check for a secure connection every time you log on to internet banking. It helps to keep your data safe.

For a more in-depth look at checking that a website is secure, find out how to check a site certificate.

Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds TSB Scotland plc are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and signatories to the Banking Codes. FSA authorisation can be checked on the FSA’s Register at: www.fsa.gov.uk/register. Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds TSB Scotland plc are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service. Lloyds TSB Group plc.

* These guidelines apply to Internet Explorer 4.0. If you have a different type of browser the ‘https’ will be the same but the padlock may appear as a slightly different icon and it may appear in a different location.