SSL Certificates - Encryption - 128-bit SSL Security from VeriSign, Inc.

Encryption: What Is It?

What Is It?

Encryption is the process of scrambling a message so that only the intended audience has access to the information. As more people share confidential data and applications using the Internet, they have come to rely on commercially available Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption.

When an SSL handshake occurs between a client and server, a level of encryption is determined by the Web server, the client browser, the client operating system, and the SSL Certificate. Low-level encryption, 40 or 56 bits, is acceptable for sites with low-value information. High-level encryption, at 128 bits, can calculate 288 times as many combinations as 40-bit encryption. That’s over a trillion times a trillion times stronger.

How VeriSign Can Help

If you are responsible for making sure that data on your Web server is encrypted during transmission, VeriSign can help with SSL Certificates. VeriSign (including our affiliates, resellers, and subsidiaries) is the leading SSL provider with SGC-enabled SSL Certificates that can provide a minimum of 128-bit up to 256-bit encryption to the most Web site visitors.

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