We at TRS realize that there are questions and concerns about sending confidential information such as credit card and contact data over the Internet. We believe that security for visitors to our site is of the utmost importance. To achieve this security, TRS has combined secure internet credit card payments using CyberCash, with secure channel enablement for our site using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.

For further information regarding this secure technology, visit one of the following locations:

Digital IDs

Secure E-mail

Web Browsing

Privacy Concerns

SIX STEPS OF A SECURE INTERNET CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

In this illustration the consumer is at a merchant's store and has selected an item to purchase using a major credit card.

1. Consumer enters the payment and shipping information at the merchant's Web site to initiate the purchase process. (The consumer can either use an SSL-based browser or secure CyberCash Wallet.) Merchant receives the purchase request and returns a summary of the order including item selected, price, credit card number, shipping address, and order number.

2. Consumer verifies the information and clicks the "Pay" Button to send the packet of information back to the merchant.

3. Merchant receives the packet of information, strips the order information, and forwards the payment information digitally signed and encrypted to the CyberCash server. The merchant cannot see the consumer's credit card information.

4. CyberCash server receives the packet, moves the transaction behind its firewall and off the Internet, unwraps the packet within a hardware-based crypto box (the same ones the banks use to handle PINs as they are shipped from an ATM network), reformats the transaction, and forwards it to the merchant's bank over dedicated lines.

5. The merchant's bank forwards the authorization request to the issuing bank via the card associations or directly to American Express or Discover. The approval or denial code is sent back to CyberCash.

6. CyberCash returns the approval or denial code to the merchant,who passes it on to the consumer. Steps 1-6 take approximately 15-20 seconds to complete.

The entire process typically takes 15-20 seconds, and for transactions using the Wallet, no one but you and the banks ever sees your credit card number.

VeriSign - Giving Customers The Security They Deserve

Everybody is eager to conduct electronic transactions on the Internet. Consumers like the convenience and merchants like the increased sales volume. And the technology to conduct electronic commerce is now in place. There's just one problem. Trust.

It's a simple fact that Web users won't transact business on your Web site if they can't be certain that it's secure. They need to know - absolutely and positively - that your business is real, and they need to be assured that their communications with you will be private. VeriSign has the solution. It's called the VeriSign Secure Server ID. Now customers can get the security they deserve from TRS through our enabling of a secure channel with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.

Proof of Identity - VeriSign has issued the TRS server a unique Digital ID, assuring visitors of our site's authenticity and allowing communications to be encrypted for privacy.

Strong Security - Based on the "public/private key" encryption model - the same technology used to protect nuclear missile codes - VeriSign Secure Server IDs provide the strongest security available today.

Peace of Mind - Not only are the IDs based on the strongest encryption technologies, but they are backed by VeriSign's NetSure^SM Protection Plan. NetSure provides up to $100,000 of protection against economic loss due to theft, impersonation, corruption, or loss of use of an ID. Additionally, VeriSign has partnered with Comdisco Continuity Services to provide full disaster recovery for all Digital ID services.

VeriSign offers the combination of rigorous practices for controlling the issuance of Digital IDs, leading-edge cryptographic techniques, and ultra-secure facilities to give you complete confidence in our solution. That's why more than 25,000 Web sites in more than 50 countries are already using Secure Server IDs for their Web sites. So, do the one thing that will really help your customers and help your business. Visit the VeriSign Web site at www.verisign.com and register for your VeriSign Secure Server ID today.

Who's Using Secure Server IDs?

VeriSign's Server IDs are in use at 98% of sites providing secure sessions for their users, spanning virtually every major industry. Common applications include:

Retail: Online pioneers such as Amazon.com, Internet Shopping Network and Virtual Vineyards have been using VeriSign Server IDs for years to secure online transactions. And established retail merchandisers such as K-Mart are using Server IDs to establish secure channels for expanding their business to the Internet.
Services: Service-oriented businesses such as Cellular One and E*TRADE are using Secure Server IDs to secure their Web sites so they can establish new customer accounts online.
Business: Organizations of all types - financial services, manufacturers, distribution companies - use Secure Server IDs to augment their existing value-add networks. For example, CheckFree, Intuit and Microsoft are using Secure Server IDs as the base for their online banking network.