From: Andrew West (andrewcwest@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 10 2006 - 17:55:28 CDT
On 10/08/06, Doug Ewell <dewell@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> Several years ago I suggested (but didn't propose) a pair of symbols
> which might be called CLOSED PADLOCK and OPEN PADLOCK. These are
> commonly used to indicate, respectively, a secure and non-secure
> connection or status (the latter in cases where security might be
> expected or assumed). For example, the closed-lock symbol is often seen
> in Web browsers to indicate an https: connection, and on pages to show
> that a given link leads to a secure site.
>
And to indicate whether a document is password protected or not, as
for example on the SC2 Document Register page
<http://lucia.itscj.ipsj.or.jp/itscj/servlets/ScmDoc10?Com_Id=02>.
Andrew
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