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| Digital certificates are electronic means of authenticating a user. Fidelity uses digital certificates to compliment other features of NetBenefits security architecture. |
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| Cookies are kind of like movie theatre tickets. You receive them at the door and give them to the usher upon entering the theatre. NetBenefits uses cookies for tracking purposes as you navigate your account. The cookies presented by the site are stored in the volatile random access memory of your computer. No cookies sent by NetBenefits save to your hard drive. |
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| Public-key cryptography describes the method of encryption developed by RSA and used by Fidelity to ensure the privacy of your account information. Briefly, RSA’s system for encryption requires two keys, or ciphers, to decrypt information, a private key, which is kept secure by the hosting party (Fidelity), and a public key, which is distributed to the client party (you). Both keys are required to unlock the scrambling code. Fidelity does not share its key with anyone. |
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| Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is another security convention used by NetBenefits. SSL establishes a secure session by electronically authenticating each end of an encrypted transmission. The idea is that you know exactly whom you are communicating with before sending any sensitive information. |
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| While you navigate your account, note the URL starts with HTTPS rather than HTTP. The ‘S’ stands for secure. Secure means encrypted. |
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