Security

The problems and fears with those users are settled through:

·  Encryption: is the codification of information, through which can not be accessed without the data encoded key. The user has a private code for personnel and other public recipients.

·  Technology digital certification is used in conjunction with encryption. The best known are the SSL and SET, which currently is the most in demand.

The SSL is a protocol which provides secure communications through a coding method (encryption), based on a 40-bit code. stands for Secure Sockets Layer.

The SET is a protocol that is used to make purchases safely. It allows the seller to know the number of credit card, which also solves the problem of privacy.. Its initials refer to Secure Electronic Transaction.

One of the methods most commonly used for the purchase on the Internet is the electronic signature which is a set of data that identifies its users. It uses both encryption technology such as digital certificates.