Security certificates

[Severin Crisp]

Buying from a secure site with Safari I got the message that the site  
was not recognised because it had not renewed its security  
certificate.  How do these work?  In Explorer I can view a whole list  
of them.  Where do they come from?  Where are they in Safari?
Incidentally, it seemed a perfectly kosher site and the certificate  
had only just expired so I took the option of proceeding regardless  
with my purchase.
My strategy for internet security may be of interest.   I have a  
credit card,with a different bank from my principal account, and it  
is a credit card only with no bank account linked to it.  It has  a  
relatively small limit and I BPay into it as necessary from my main  
account each month.  This way, if something comes unstuck my  
liability is very much limited.
Severin Crisp
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