SSL Glossary

F

Fail Safe

Secure Servers use automatic protection of programs and/or processing systems in order to keep safety when a hardware or software failure is discovered in an online payment system to accept credit cards.

File Protection

The summative of all methods, processes and procedures in a system that is designed to hinder unauthorized file access, contamination, or elimination.

File Security

Secure SSL servers restrict access to computer files only to authorized, validated users.

Filtering Router

An internet router selectively the transferring of data packets according to a security policy. It can be used as a firewall or at least as part of a firewall.

Firewall

A secured system passing and inspecting traffic via an internal trusted secure server network and an external secure server network that is untrusted, like the Internet. Firewalls can be used to discover, prevent, or mitigate certain kinds of secure server network attack. This provides Internet security and online security. See also application level gateway, proxy server.

G

Gateway

Gateway is an application that accepts transactions from online e-commerce shopping carts, and routes them to a financial processing system. A Secure Gateway protects the private financial networks from intrusion while enabling customers to safely use credit cards on the Internet.