Which groundbreaking invention, patented in 1994, is considered essential to modern e-commerce security and enabled consumers to safely shop online for the first time?

While e-commerce seems like a natural evolution of the internet, its development required significant technological breakthroughs and visionary thinking. The foundations of online retail that we take for granted today were once revolutionary inventions that transformed how consumers interact with products. Test your knowledge about the early innovations that made modern e-commerce possible and changed retail forever.

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The SSL protocol (Secure Sockets Layer)
The digital shopping cart system
One-click purchasing technology
CAPTCHA verification system