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A: A secure server safeguards your Internet communications by requesting authentication for server access, encrypting private information and protecting the
integrity of your data. Q: What is SSL? A: SSL
(Secure Socket Layer), also known as "Netscape" encryption, was developed by Netscape Communications to allow for secure, private Internet communications.
Secure transfer was developed so people can pass sensitive information across the Internet in an encrypted manner. Web page or form transmitted information cannot be intercepted and
easily viewed. Primarily developed for credit card and personal information used in retail transactions on the web, secure transfer can be used to safeguard the transaction of any information on the web.
If you are using Netscape Navigator 1.2 to 3.03 you will see a blue line at the top and a blue bordered key at bottom left. CompuServe Mosaic will form a
green bordered key at bottom right. Netscape Navigator 4.0 forms a small yellow bordered lock at lower left.
A secure server is encrypted for privacy. This means that the files that make up the document are sent to you encrypted for privacy while in transit to and from the server and your browser.
Do I Need A Special Browser?
You need a browser that has support for encryption such as Netscape and Internet Explorer. If you are using Versions 2.0 or better of either browser,
then you can place secure orders.
Please do not pass credit card information through a server that not secured. A secured server is one in which encryption is built into the
software so that a "hacker" or thief cannot monitor your transmission over the Internet and pick out your information.
Credit Card Information
Did You Know- Credit transactions on the WEB are about 10,000 times safer than handing your card to a waiter in a restaurant! Why is it so safe? When
your card is "swiped" through a machine at a retail store, the numbers are sent in the same manner as they are sent when you type them in on your
screen. They travel over the same system, so there is no difference in security, except, we are safer! We don't take an imprint of your card, so
there is no way the numbers will show up on a piece of paper, and the numbers can't be copied down by a human who takes the card in to the back room. No human even sees your card number!
For example, for proof on Netscape, just check the lower left corner of your browser when using an order form. You'll see the key is not broken. That
means this is a "Secure Server" with full encryption as recognized by all the credit card companies, Netscape, Microsoft, AOL and the rest of the web
community. The safety and security of your transaction is our top concern.
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