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Some PayPal Users Plagued by Security Warnings, Log-In Woes

Jaikumar Vijayan writes on ComputerWorld:

Some visitors to PayPal's Web site may be getting unexpected security warnings and log-in problems when they attempt to access the site or their accounts, a spokesman confirmed today.

The problems appear to be connected to an SSL security certificate used by Omniture Inc., a company PayPal is using to collect aggregate data about people using its Web site, the PayPal spokesman said. SSL certificates are used by Web browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, to check the authenticity of a site and to let users know whether a site is spoofed or not. The spokesman said the problem affects a "small portion" of PayPal users.

posted by Fergie @ 2/16/2007 01:52:00 PM