Website Certificates

Our website uses encryption to protect your information when you enter a "secure session" for online banking.

Every website that uses encryption has to obtain a site certificate. Here's how you can check that our certificate is valid:

Check who owns the secure session:

1. Double-click on the padlock in your browser window
2. A dialogue box opens. Click on the 'Details' tab at the top
3. Select the entry marked 'Subject'
4. The entry marked 'CN' should be bcol.barclaycard.co.uk when you are accessing your Barclaycard account online

Check that our security certificate is valid:

1. Double-click on the padlock in your browser windown
2. Click on the tab that says 'Certification Path' in the dialogue box
3. When checking Barclaycard's online certificate for account services, select bcol.barclaycard.co.uk in the 'Certification Path' dialogue box
4. Verify that it says 'This certificate is OK' in the 'Certificate Status Dialogue' box