For every website you visit, the Safeonweb Browser Extension shows you if the owner has been validated (Green) or not (Amber).
Websites without a validated owner (Amber) should be suited for reading only. To share personal and sensitive information you can expect the owner of the web site to be validated (Green). If a hacker puts malicious content on a website with a validated owner the validation status will change to Amber or Red directly after the first notification. Known malicious or insecure websites are marked as Red.
The Extension allocates a score to the websites you visit:
This score is based on 3 variables;
If your organisation is registered in Belgium, the first step to improve the score of your organisation's website is to register your organisation and domain on Safeonweb@Work.
All organisations can improve their score by ensuring they purchase a higher certificate from a trusted Certificate Authority.
The scores of different domains are computed separately, thus make sure to register all your domains on Safeonweb@Work (for organisations registered in Belgium) and/or to have Certificates from trusted CAs for all of them (for all organisations).
Subdomains scores are seperate. However, this depends on the SSL Certificate which can either be associated to one domain (single-domain certificate) or a domain and its subdomains (wild-card and multiple-domain certificate).
Non-public domains (e.g., intranet) are not assessed by the Extension.
To ensure a smooth user experience, the CCB already preloaded some known trustworthy domains in Safeonweb@work. Please make sure to register your domain to validate this preload as soon as possible.
Yes, but avoid registering the website in the name of your own organisation. Instead, ask your clients to delegate the permission to you via My Egov Role Management.
No, the Extension only checks whether the domain is registered on Safeonweb@Work, your domains Certificate and Certificate Authority.
The Extension is currently available on all Chromium Web Browsers via the Chrome Web Store. This includes Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, etc. Future developments will be made to include additional browsers.
No, the Extension is not currently available on any browser on mobile devices.
No, the Safeonweb services are completely free of charge.
Right now only organisations with an Enterprise Number can register their domain names. The investigation of the possibility to allow private individuals to register their domain names is on our future development roadmap.
Right now only Belgian organisations or non-Belgian organisation with an Enterprise Number can register their domain names. The investigation of the possibility to allow European organisations to register their domain names is on our future development roadmap.
The Extension is developed by- and under the responsibility of the Centre for Cybersecurity in Belgium (CCB). The CCB is the national authority for cybersecurity in Belgium. One of the CCB’s missions is to make Belgium one of the most cybersecure countries in Europe. In this regard, the CCB developed the Safeonweb Browser Extension which contributes to this mission by helping citizens and organisations in assessing whether the identity of the website owner has been thoroughly validated or not. Website reliability could result from this.
