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The Canadian Venture Exchange has created
this security statement to demonstrate how the information you submit to our websites
remains secure. Please direct your questions, comments or concerns in this matter to the Web Service Administrator.
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What does the "warning" window that sometimes comes
up really mean? |
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This message means
that you're entering the safest, most secure area of our website. This should be reassuring since this is where credit card
transactions take place. Click to continue. Going from secure mode to unsecure mode,
you'll likely receive another similar alert message, just to make sure you understand
what's happening. |
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Why do I hear so much about security
on the Internet? |
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Several things are happening to make Internet security a
newsworthy item. First, it's relatively new, so people wonder and talk and write about it.
Secondly, the Internet is "technology", so people find it interesting to
discuss. In addition e-commerce transactions continue to grow as people increasingly
choose e-commerce over traditional purchasing methods. |
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How do I know if a website is secure? |
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When buying something on the Internet, there are three
things to be sure of:
- Data you send is strongly encrypted.
- The site you're doing business with is the site you think it
is.
- The site (vendor) you're doing business with will process
your credit card and address information in a secure and responsible manner.
Points 1 and 2 are taken care of by SSL (Secure Sockets
Layer), the industry standard security protocol that the CDNX website uses to
communicate with secure browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer. When
communicating with a secure server like the one at CDNX, these browsers encrypt the
information you send in a way that is extremely difficult for anyone else to
decode. If your browser is capable of 128 bit encryption, then they will hook up to the
secure areas of the CDNX website with an even higher level of encryption than a regular
browser which uses 40 bit encryption. You can only register with the CDNX website, or
purchase any service or products, if your browser supports secure transactions.
Many security experts say the most important thing is what happens once the merchant
receives your order. At the CDNX we take several steps to keep things on our end as
safe as possible. For example, we process your order immediately and maintain credit card
information in an encrypted format on a machine that is not connected to the Internet.
Below (What parts of the CDNX website are
secure?) is a visual representation of what to look for in your browser window to see
if you're viewing a site securely. |
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Which parts of the CDNX website
are secure? |
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Most of the activity on our site involves the viewing of
materials we've prepared and made accessible to everyone, so there's no need for these
pages to be "secure". When you review a delayed quote page or the Member Firms
Guide, for example, no security risk exists because information is not being exchanged.
Anyone can access the same pages by pointing their browser at http://www.cdnx.com.
The portions of the CDNX site that are secure are:
- website account registration, both setup and maintenance,
and
When purchasing a product or service.
There are visuals to confirm that you're in a
secure area. All SSL capable browsers have a symbol to indicate secure mode. Specifically:
Browser |
Symbol Location |
Normal (Insecure) mode Symbol |
Secure Mode Symbol |
Netscape 1.2, 2.0
and 3.0 |
Lower left |
Broken Key |
Complete Key |
Netscape Communicator (4.0) |
Lower left |
Open Lock |
Closed Lock |
Microsoft Internet Explorer |
Lower Right |
NONE |
Closed Lock |
You can also tell when you're in a secure area because the URL to the left of the colon
changes from 'http' to 'https' to signify that a SSL protocol is being used to communicate
with the server (http = HyperText Transport Protocol; https = HTTP
with SSL.) In most browsers you'll also see a solid blue line in the upper portion
of the browser's window another visual aid that lets you know you're browsing a
secure area.
One additional note: some browsers give you a warning when you go from a secure area to a
regular area. The aim is worthy enough to ensure that people know when they've left
a secure server.
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updated: May 01, 2001 |
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