This prevents users from different employers being able to access each other's records. Within a given employer account, these keys also prevent users from different departments and locations from seeing each other's records. The application utilizes multiple redundant checks of the user's access key to prevent them from accessing data they are not authorized to see. In other words, if one employer allows their logon accounts to be compromised, it will not affect any other employer accounts because the access keys prevent data access between employer accounts. Because the userID and password used to secure the application are transmitted over the Internet, these transmissions must be accomplished in a secure manner.
Internet security is discussed below.
Internet Security Internet security protects information as it is being transmitted over the Internet. This is the same technology used to provide secure Internet communications with online merchants and financial institutions. The receiving end computer can then use the encryption key to unscramble the information.