Security

Encrypt-A-Note’s 256-bit encrypted messaging portal is designed on proven SSL technology. An SSL certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a Web site to visiting browsers and encrypts information for the server via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. 95% of the Fortune 500 and the world’s 40 largest banks use this form of encryption technology.

Designed on an industry standard rich internet application (RIA) framework, Encrypt-A-Note is both customizable and scalable based on your organization’s needs. Unlike other forms of secure messaging, it doesn’t require any complex software to be installed. Users have the flexibility of not being tied to their email client to send or receive secure messages or files. This makes the product and all of its features accessible through any standard web browser.

This SSL certificate supports both industry-standard 128-bit (used by all banking infrastructures to safeguard sensitive data) and high-grade 256-bit SSL encryption to secure online transactions. The actual encryption strength on a secure connection using a digital certificate is determined by the level of encryption supported by the user’s browser and the server that the Web site resides on.

Encryption strength is measured in key length — number of bits in the key. To decipher an SSL communication, one needs to generate the correct decoding key. Mathematically speaking, 2n possible values exist for an n-bit key. Thus, 40-bit encryption involves 2⁴⁰ possible values. 128- and 256-bit keys involve a staggering 2¹²⁸ (That's 340 trillion trillion trillion) and 2²⁵⁶ possible combinations, respectively, rendering the encrypted data de facto impervious to intrusion. Even with a brute-force attack (the process of systematically trying all possible combinations until the right one is found) cracking a 128- or 256-bit encryption is computationally unfeasible.