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Security
NetSentric
is a secure commerce site. The transfer of sensitive
information between you and NetSentric is protected by the
highest standard of encryption technology available on the
Internet.
Public/private
key cryptography enables the creation of a secure
"conversation" between your browser and our secure
server. While this conversation could potentially be
"overheard," it cannot be decrypted.
Follow
the links below to learn more:
How You Can Tell You're Browsing a
Secure Website
In order
to be sure that information transferred between your browser
and the NetSentric server is secure, it is important to be
aware of the security information available to you through
your browser.
Once you
enter the Checkout process (when you're ready to purchase
the items you have put into your shopping cart), your
connection to our server becomes secure. To confirm this,
look at the bottom part of your browser window. If you see
an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending upon your
browser) you can be sure that your information is secure.
You can
also ensure security by checking the URL line of your
browser. When you enter the secure area of our site, the
first characters of the site address will change from
"http" to "https."
Data Encryption and Risk of
Decryption
NetSentric
makes use of a 128-bit encryption key issued by RSA Data
Security, Inc. When a secure connection is initiated, our
server's public key is automatically transferred to your
browser. Your browser then uses this key to encrypt
information transferred back to NetSentric. This information
can only be decrypted using the private key installed on
NetSentric's secure server.
You may
have read in the news that the RC4 encryption algorithm had
been broken. In fact, a single message which had been
encrypted using the less powerful 40-bit key was
successfully decrypted. However, decrypting this single
message utilized 120 computer workstations and two parallel
supercomputers spread across three major research centers
for more than 8 days. Decrypting additional messages would
take the same amount of time and resources. The 128-bit
encryption key has not been broken.
Top 10 Online Smart Shopping Tips
Visit the
Direct Marketing Association's Top
10 Online Smart Shopping Tips for safety tips and
precautions to take when shopping online. The DMA
Consumer Assistance Web site also offers consumer
protection information for shopping online, by phone or by
mail.
Contacting the Webmaster
If you
have any questions about our Website security, send
us an e-mail, or contact us via regular mail:
NetSentric
Inc.
Webmaster
7600 W 27th Street, B9
Saint Louis Park, MN 55426
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