Encryption

You have to use approved security protocols to access our site. Although some sites will allow you access with 40-bit encryption, we limit access to browsers supporting 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption. For more information, see the Browser Security Web page.

After you complete a secure transaction, you should clear your browser cache or shut down and restart your browser. Information stored in the browser cache isn't encrypted, so clearing it helps ensure that your information can't be compromised by others.

• If you're using Netscape, clear your browser's disk cache and also its memory cache.
• If you're using Internet Explorer, clear your disk cache, then shut down and restart your browser.

What does 128-bit SSL encryption really mean?
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol ensures the privacy of information passing between your browser and our Web servers. SSL protocol provides a safe passage for the transmission of data and authentication processes by encrypting the information. Data can't be compromised when SSL is in use. This is the most secure form of encryption commonly available in North America.

In simple terms, your information return is broken down into small separate packages of information called packets, and SSL encrypts each packet. These encrypted packets are sent into the Internet individually, like pieces of a puzzle, each individually addressed. Once all the packets have reached the safety of our secure Web server, they're reassembled and decrypted.

This is a typical requirement for Web-based services-such as online banking or shopping-where securing personal information is a priority. When you access CCRA services, our server will verify your browser's encryption capability (no other information will be accessed).

Confidentiality

We're taking precautions to ensure the confidentiality of the data transmitted using Internet filing. Using 128-bit SSL encryption protects information by verifying the identity of the parties on both ends of the Internet connection, before confidential information is exchanged. Your electronic authentication is identified when you log onto the transmission Web page. Throughout the session, extensive measures are taken to ensure security is maintained.