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Secure Sockets Layer, up to 256 bit encryption.
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People are getting smart about online security. More and more of them are looking for the padlock icon and “https” prefix in the address bar of their browser before submitting personal information online. If your Web site doesn’t have an SSL Certificate, visitors may leave before making a purchase, creating an account or even signing up for a newsletter. But you can change all that with an Secure Sockets Layer Cerificate.
In the rapidly expanding world of electronic commerce,security is paramount. Despite booming Internet sales,widespread consumer fear that Internet shopping is not secure still keeps millions of potential shoppers from buying online. Only if your customers trust that their credit card numbers and personal information will be kept safe from tampering can you run a successful online business. For online retailers,securing their shopping sites is paramount. If
consumers perceive that their credit card information might be compromised online,they are unlikely to do their shopping on the Internet.
An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a Web site and encrypts information sent to the server using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Encryption is the process of scrambling data into an undecipherable format that can only be returned to a readable format with the proper decryption key.
A certificate serves as an electronic "passport" that establishes an online entity’s credentials when doing business on the Web. When an Internet user attempts to send confidential information to a Web server, the user’s browser accesses the server’s digital certificate and establishes a secure connection.
An SSL certificate contains the following information:
* The certificate holder’s name
* The certificate’s serial number and expiration date
* A copy of the certificate holder’s public key
* The digital signature of the certificate-issuing authority
Up to 256-Bit Encryption
Starfield Technologies SSL certificates support both industry-standard 128-bit (used by all banking infrastructures to safeguard sensitive data) and high-grade 256-bit SSL encryption to secure online transactions. The actual encryption strength on a secure connection using a digital certificate is determined by the level of encryption supported by the user's browser and the server that the Web site resides on. For example,the combination of a Firefox browser and an Apache 2.X Web server enables up to 256-bit AES encryption with Starfield Technologies certificates. Encryption strength is measured in key length — number of bits in the key. To decipher an SSL communication,one needs to generate the correct decoding key. Mathematically speaking,2n possible values exist for an n-bit key. Thus,40-bit encryption involves 240 possible values. 128- and 256-bit keys involve a staggering 2128 and 2256 possible combinations, respectively,rendering the encrypted data de facto impervious to intrusion. Even with a brute-force attack(the process of systematically trying all possible combinations until the right one is found) cracking a 128- or 256-bit encryption is computationally unfeasible.
Phishing and Pharming — How SSL Can Help
Phishing and,recently,pharming pose constant threats to Internet users whose sensitive information is under siege by crackers and other cyber crooks. An SSL certificate from Starfield Technologies can clip the wings of Internet criminals and help prevent Internet users from being victimized by phishing and pharming schemes when attempting to visit your Web site. Phishing schemes – attempts to steal and exploit sensitive personal information – typically try to trick victims into accessing fraudulent sites that pose as legitimate,trusted entities,such as online businesses and banks. Because perpetrators of such attacks will be using and registering domains that resemble those of the spoofed sites, Starfield Technologies, through its stringent fraud-prevention measures,will detect the schemes and deny certificate requests for suspicious domains.
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