Internet Glossary

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Encryption Methods utilized to prevent fraudulent use of a customer's files, transactions, and databases on the World Wide Web. Different sites use a variety of encryptions to scramble and unscramble information transferred from one site to another. The minimum level of encryption utilized by Pershing is 40-bit encryption. We will accept a browser encryption level of up to 128-bits, however. Ethernet A Local Area Network with a high bandwidth designed for PCs. These connections generally provide quicker results than the Internet.

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