Although the login does not occur on a secure HTML page, the login is, in fact, secure. We have all been well trained now on how to check for security. We all look down at our status bar at the bottom of the browser to make sure there is a little lock or key that assures us that everything is secure before we send anything. Well now there's a new rule to learn: data can be sent securely even if you don't see these icons of security. When you fill out an information form, or application, or login, etc. you are filling out information on one page and the information is being sent to a second page. We see the security icons when the page that collects the information is secure. The information can be sent securely if the collection page is not secure, but the page where the information is sent to is secure. This is the method we use on our home page login.

If you want to assure yourself that the information you are sending is secure and you don't see a security icon, you can view the HTML source code. This may be intimidating for some, but all you have to do is search to find the word "action=." This will show you the location of the page that the information will be sent to. If you see "action='https://…'," you know that it is being sent securely. If you see "action='http://'," you know it is not secure. (To view the HTML source code in Internet Explorer - Click "View" and then "Source" / "Page Source")