In plain English
Encryption turns information passing between the browser and the website into a form that others cannot easily read while it travels. Verification means the browser has confirmed that the site is the one it claims to be. Together, those two facts are what this status refers to.
In context
Here, it reports that the browser's current connection to the website is encrypted and that the website's identity has been verified.
- Situation
- Understanding encryption, privacy, data-sharing, and secure-connection labels
- What it communicates
- reports a protected browser-to-site connection state
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not establish how the website will use or protect information after it receives it.
Examples
“Even when your connection is private, a website may still request your phone number and home address.”
“Before she entered her password, the browser reported that your connection is private.”