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Security
You can ensure secure transactions using the following methods:
 Encryption: Save the check-out pages on a secure server using Secure Socket
Layer (SSL).
 Database: Make sure the database is not saved in the wwwroot directory on the
server. Add a user name and password to the database.
 Authentication: Protect individual files and folders on NT servers using the
Challenge Response.
 ASP Security: Learn about the advantages of the ASP application server.
 Credit Card Transactions: There are many vendors out there that support
online credit card transactions with SET (Secured Electronic Transaction)
protocol such as CyberCash. eStore offers a CyberCash SmartElement for
secure online transactions. For offline transactions, you can use online vendors
to manually authorize the payment. See Chapter 7: Payment Processing.