WEB SECURITY

We have made improvements to our on-line payment process. You are no longer required to access a separate payment page to ensure encrypted security, simply submit payment details with the rest of your information or order. All pages on the CASLPA website requesting payment information are now secure.

You will notice a difference on these secure pages in that the URL address will have an https://win02.magma.ca/caslpa reference rather than our normal www.caslpa.ca address. You will also notice a small locked padlock on the bottom corner of your browser tool bar. By double-clicking on the lock icon, you can read the details about the holder of the security certificate, our service provider - Magma Communications Ltd.

The following information is provided by CASLPA's web service provider, Magma Communications. For more information you can see their site at http://vws.magma.ca/index_commerce.html

Secure Server

Everyone is familiar with the web these days. However, not everyone is comfortable transmitting confidential or personal data over the Net. If you need to distribute or accept confidential information on your web site, a Secure Server is the perfect solution. Magma has installed special, secure servers on its web server platforms. These servers support secure socket layer (SSL) encryption, the standard encryption protocol used on the web. SSL is supported in all common web browsers, including Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Security of Magma's Network

If you are directly connected to Magma (from the CASLPA site) via a dialup or dedicated connection, it is extremely unlikely that unencrypted traffic between your system and the Magma server will be intercepted. Un-authorized personnel do not have physical access to Magma's premises. Magma's switched ethernet network also prevents any packet sniffing software from intercepting traffic on the Magma network.