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Site Security

At EPIC we use the most secure methods available for the transmission and storage of your personal records and data.
 

Logging on and the security of your password

EPIC submits your password via SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL has been the de facto standard for e-commerce since it’s introduction in 1994 by Netscape. This means that your personal data is secure every time you sign in.

 

SSL (Secured Sockets Layer)

 

Transferring data over the Internet securely means that we need a method to communicate between the customer’s computer and the Web Site in a manner that makes it difficult for others to intercept and read. SSL takes care of this for us with SSL Certificates, which provide software routines for data Encryption/Decryption that reside in your Web browser on your computer and on the web site.

 

 

How does SSL work?

 

SSL encrypts data like your password and credit card numbers by assigning two keys. Your browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox ) encrypts your data and sends it to the receiving Web site using 40, 128 or 256 bit encryption (the number of bits refers to the strength of the encryption). You know when you are on a SSL protected site when the address begins with “https instead of “http” and there is a padlock icon beside the address bar or at the bottom of the browser screen.

 

SSL Certificates

 

SSL certificates are issued by Certificate Authorities such as GeoTrust and VeriSign and verified by third parties like Equifax . When you are on a secure Web site you can click on the padlock icon to verify the SSL Certificate and that your communication and data are secure.

 

 

When you Log on or transfer your Work Sheets and Critical Documents:

 

  1. The browser checks the certificate to be sure that the site you are connecting to is the real Web site and not one trying to intercept your transfer.

 

  1. Determine the encryption type that your browser and the web site server can both understand. (This is referred to as “Handshaking”)

 

  1. Your browser and the Web site server send each other unique codes to use when scrambling (encrypting) the information to be transferred.

 

  1. The browser and the server begin communicating using the Encryption/Decryption routine, the Web browser shows the encryption icon and the communication process is safe, secure and encrypted in both directions.