There are two major types of security risks in sending data over the Internet: Eavesdropping and Impersonation. GoSavant uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL for short) to combat both of these risks. SSL has been standard equipment on browsers several years. If your computer has version 4 or higher of Internet Explorer, Firefox or AOL you have SSL.

SSL server authentication allows your browser to confirm a server's identity and encrypts all information sent between your browser and our server. This provides an extremely high degree of confidentiality. In addition, all data sent over an encrypted SSL connection is protected with a mechanism for detecting tampering--that is, for automatically determining whether the data has been altered in transit.

GoSavant uses SSL whenever sensitive information is sent or received from your computer. When you see the Lock (Internet Explorer, Firefox or AOL) you can be sure that it really is GoSavant, and not an imposter. You can also be sure that nobody else can see or alter your information in transit.