What is SSL Encryption [Secure Sockets Layer]?
Pigeonforgehotdeals.com employs SSL encryption to protect all information that our visitors submit and recieve through the website. The SSL protocol allows applications, such as web-servers and web-browsers, to communicate across a network in a way designed to prevent eavesdropping, tampering, and message forgery. SSL is used as part of the ‘https:’ protocol for securing websites. The actual encryption strength on a secure Web site connection is determined by the level of encryption supported by the site visitor’s browser and the server that the Web site resides on. Pigeonforgehotdeals.com can accept connections of up to 256-bit encryption. 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. 256-bit keys involve a staggering 2256 possible combinations, rendering the encrypted data effectively impervious to intrusion. Even systematically trying all possible combinations until the rig
