Question

1. Go to a popular online electronic commerce site like Amazon. Place several items in your shopping cart, and then go to check out. When you reach the screen that asks for your credit card number, right-click on the Web browser and select Properties. You may need to use the help feature of your browser to find the security protocols in use and the certificates used to secure your transactions. What did you find out about the cryptosystems and protocols in use to protect the transaction

Answer 1

On Amazon.com, I found that there are a few cryptosystems and protocols in place. The most interesting thing I found was that there were 12,292 blank lines of code before anything was actually written. Amazon ensures a secure transaction by encrypting the users information on the users end, and then decrypts their information on their end.