Encryption Encryption helps protect your private information by scrambling it so that it cannot be intercepted and read by anyone else. When you visit a site that requires encryption, your browser will display a key or a lock. If you are not in a secure area, the key or lock will be broken. Until recently, no encryption requiring a key longer than 40 bits was permitted to be exported outside of the United States and Canada. Most browser versions let you easily check your level of encryption.
Later versions show a lock on the left side of the status bar.
However, the lock does not make any visual distinction between 40 and 128-bit encryption. If you would like to know more about encryption technology refer to either Netscape's or Microsoft's web sites. Click on the VeriSign Seal above to see our Agenus, Inc. security verification. While Agenus Corporation works to protect your accounts, you also have a part. Security for these features will only work if you keep them private.