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Further Additional Resources
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Parts of a Web Address
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Secure PSU pages will always display a padlock icon to the left of the URL. Any page that looks like a PSU login page but doesn't have a padlock icon is suspicious and should be approached with caution.
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Subdomain
The subdomain indicates a subdivision of the webpage's domain. For instance, in the web address "mail.google.com", "mail" is the subdomain of "http://google.com ". PSU has a number of subdomains, such as "mail.pdx.edu" and "d2l.pdx.edu". People who phish may attempt to use a subdomain to make the link seem official. Check to make sure that the web address isn't using a PSU-related subdomain with a non-PSU domain name (some examples are in the next section). This could indicate that someone is trying to trick you into trusting a fake PSU webpage..
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Everything after the domain is information regarding the page's location. This information is usually not necessary to examine. If you're unsure whether the web address looks legitimate, go straight to the website by typing its web address in yourself.
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Additional Resources
If you believe you've received a phishing email, do not follow any of the links in it. Instead, forward it to abuse@pdx.edu.
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