What is SSL?
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a secure way to transmit personal information from your computer to our Web server. SSL uses encryption, which helps make information sent through the Internet more secure. 128-bit SSL encryption is often used for Internet services, like on-line banking or shopping, for which security of information is important. When you access the order processing page, our server will check your browser’s encryption capability.
SSL stands for ‘Secure Socket Layer’ protocol. SSL provides a confidential link between the server (Giganews) and the computer communicating with the server, the client. When the connection between a server and a client is made using SSL, the information sent back and forth along that connection is protected from being seen or intercepted by others through encryption (a secret code only known by Giganews and your computer). 256 Bit SSL is the same type of security that banks, retail websites, and credit card companies use to allow their customers to safely and securely access their private account information and make payments online. SSL over NNTP (Usenet) encrypts all the data being sent between Giganews and your computer including your username and password, article data, and header data. 256 bit SSL encryption can also aid in circumventing artificial bandwidth limits and help protect against identity theft.
The SSL protocol is the Web standard for encrypting communications between users and SSL (secure sockets layer) sites where Ecommerce or sensitive data is exchanged. Data sent via a SSL connection is protected by encryption, a mechanism that prevents eavesdropping and tampering with any transmitted data. SSL provides businesses and consumers with the confidence that private data sent to a Website, such as credit card numbers, will be kept confidential. Web server certificates (also known as secure server certificates or SSL certificates) are required to initialize an SSL session.
SSL is an abbreviation for Secured Socket Layer. SSL technology secretly encodes (or encrypts) information as it is being sent over the Internet between your computer and GE Money Bank’s systems. This encryption technology helps ensure that your account information travels securely over the Internet and remains confidential.
