At: http://www.ohio.com/bj/business/netrider/docs/000921.htm Of course, this does not address the question of people breaking into servers and stealing card IDs. My understanding is that SSL only deals with the security of the card# as it goes from the indivdual browser to the server, correct? Then once on the server, is a separate system used to encrypt the card? I suppose this varies depending on the company that runs the server. Do some people not encrypt card # sitting on the server, but rely on their firewalls and other security measure to prevent breakins? Barry ------------------------------------------------------------------- Security is tighter than you may think Encryption does thwart theft tied to credit cards BY GLENN GAMBOA Beacon Journal staff writer In the usual media hoohaw about the dangers of cyberspace and the rise of high-tech criminals, a very telling statistic was lost. In 1997, there were no reports of credit card information stolen on the World Wide Web during a transfer of information over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line, the kind of line used by both Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Explorer. There were no slip-ups. None. ---------------------------- SNIP --------------------------- complete article at: http://www.ohio.com/bj/business/netrider/docs/000921.htm -- Barry Lee Brisco <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Design & Development - Online Marketing <http://www.ToTheWeb.com> Connecting Businesswomen in Asia <http://www.women-connect-asia.com> The Pan-Asian Online Underwater Magazine <http://www.asiandiver.com> ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Web Consultants Association : Register on our web site Now Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants If you lose the instructions All subscription/unsubscribing can be done directly from our website for all our lists. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
