SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a security technology that is commonly used for encrypting information sent between users and e-commerce websites, thereby securing transactions. SSL protects data submitted over the internet from being intercepted and viewed by unintended recipients and is used by hundreds of thousands of websites in the protection of their online transactions with their customers. SSL is the industry standard internet transaction security technology.

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• True 128-bit SSL encryption
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What certificate strength is required?
Generally there are two strengths of certificate in existence - 40 bit & 128 bit. The bit size indicates the length of the key size used for the encryption during a secure SSL session.
The bigger the encryption, the longer it takes for computer(s) to crack or break the code.

40 bit: It is computationally feasible to crack a 40 bit key. For this reason 40 bit encryption is rarely used.

128 bit: It is computationally unfeasible to crack a 128 bit key. All banking infrastructures use 128 bit encryption.

We strongly recommend the use of 128 bit SSL encryption for any application or website.