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List:       mozilla-security
Subject:    Re: newbie security question
From:       Ben Bucksch <ben.bucksch.news () beonex ! com>
Date:       2002-04-29 12:28:53
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Tony G wrote:

> Christian Biesinger wrote:
>
>> Beaumont Jones wrote:
>>
>>> i just starting using mac mozilla 0.9.9. is the encryption for 
>>> sending credit card info and that sort of stuff fairly secure?
>>
>> The 128 bit SSL-encryption that's used for sending encrypted data 
>> over the internet is considered very secure by cryptography experts. 
>> It would probably take (on average) years to decrypt a transmission.
>
Yes, 128bit are secure enough for credit card info, your addresses etc., 
provided that the intended reciever is trustworthy, of course.

The SSL / S/MIME scheme has some inherent weaknesses, if you try to 
protect yourself from powerful organisations like the U.S. government, 
but that's surely no concern for credit cards (all your financial data 
belong to them anyways :-( ).

Ben Bucksch

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