For SSL secured connections, the information page now will additionally display the cipher in use (and key-length) and a description of the certificate used to authenticate the site.
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Linkname: Get an MIT Certificate
URL: https://bozo.mit.edu/cert.html
Server: w3-mSQL/2
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:48:26 GMT
Owner(s): None
size: 25 lines
mode: forms mode
Security: This document is protected by RC4-MD5-128
Auth: The server certificate was issued to
/C=US/SP=Massachusetts/O=Massachusetts Institute of
Technology/CN=bozo.mit.edu
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Linkname: Doit!
Method: POST
Enctype: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Action: https://bozo.mit.edu/cgi-bin/certcgi?login
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The owner of the certificate is a link which will bring up relevant information about the certificate (i.e. the page above.) The exact formatting of the Security and Auth fields may be changed at some point. The information content will remain basically the same.