The user then selects the desired document from the database associated with that case. The document is then encrypted and transmitted over the Secure Socket Layer to the attorney's workstation. In this way, any number of users can simultaneously search, retrieve, view, annotate, organize and print documents related to major lawsuits over the Internet. For law firms, the benefit is unprecedented ease of access and preparation. With multiple security measures, the VFR provides data protection throughout the various points of data interface - at the computer terminal, enroute to and from the server where the information is stored and at the storage facility itself.
Hackers can strike at the computer terminal by stealing a valid user's entry code.
To prevent this, VFR login requires every client to have a valid SecurID number. Since the number changes every sixty seconds, a potential intruder who steals an authorized user's number cannot later login. The SecurID token also prevents one user from using another user's SecurID number and gaining access to documents, cases or databases that they do not have clearance for. Because each token is unique to each user, an authorized user cannot access the VFR with a SecurID number generated by another user's device. Acting as back-end gatekeeper for the VFR, IBM FirstSecure provides a complete authentication and authorization solution with centrally defined permissions.