For all of you Firefox users out there; Verisign just released an add-on for Firefox that will identify the level of security on websites. While it sounds like a grand idea, there is still one major problem with it; it only works with Verisign certified websites. Websites that have acquired certificates from other reputable companies such as Network Solutions and Entrust will not register with this add-on, thus making them seem like they are not secured. Nonetheless, this is a good start.

Verisign Inc. has announced the launch of a new add-on for the popular Mozilla Firefox web browser.

This add-on has been designed to identify trusted Web sites and show the same type of green address bar that is displayed by Internet Explorer 7.

Internet Explorer 7 browser shows green bar to show that the website if safe it it use Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer (EV SSL) certificates.

These certificates are usually issued by companies like Verisign, Entrust Inc., and Network Solutions LLC. Firefox is expected to add native support for these certificates in its next major release.

Till that time the Firefox users can install this add-on to get a similar functionality to the Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 7.[more]

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