The Jan 2003 Newsletter mentions two ways to determine if our transmission is as safe as possible. What are the details?
If you are interested in using the Web file transfer, there are two things that you can/should do to make the transfer as secure as possible: 1. Use the SSL certificate to help you to insure that the Web site you are connecting to is, in fact, the Web site that you are supposed to be connecting to. When connecting to the secure portion of the MHDPC web site (user services including encryption utility software download, data file upload, and data submission reports), you should see an icon of a locked golden padlock along the bottom of your browser window. By clicking on this icon, the certificate can be seen. You should examine the certificate and make sure that the certified network address, organization name, and organization location are what they should be (secure.mhic.org, Maine Health Information Center Inc, Manchester, Maine, US) and that the certificate date range is valid. If this information is not valid, or if you see the icon of an unlocked golden padlock along the bottom o
