How secure is the ActewAGL website?
The ActewAGL secure site uses a 128-bit Verisign digital certificate. This ensures the confidentiality of your information. If any other internet user intercepts the communication they will only be able to see it in an encrypted form. Further information about this feature can be found at the Verisign website. When you connect to a secure web server, such as the epayplus area of this website, you ask that server to authenticate itself. This authentication is quite a complex process involving public keys, private keys and a digital certificate. The certificate tells you that an independent third party has agreed that the server belongs to the company it claims to belong to. ActewAGL uses secure socket layer (SSL) encryption for its forms and payment details that are transmitted using the internet. SSL encrypts web communication, allowing us to take credit card orders and protect sensitive personal information. SSL security makes eavesdropping on secure web traffic almost impossible. Ver
