| Want more details? Here's how the secure server
works: |
| 1) Starting your order. Every order at AIM
is secure. All data submitted via the shopping cart form is encrypted
using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption. |
| 2) Making a Positive ID. After you've selected items to
purchase, you'll be prompted to continue your order by clicking on "Check
Out." At this point, your browser looks for a "site certificate"
to confirm that it is communicating with AIM. Once a positive ID
is made, your order continues. |
| 3) Entering "Secure Mode." At this point,
your computer and our server begin communicating in secure mode, sending
data back and forth in an encrypted format. We are now ready to ask
you for your credit card information. The encryption features of
browser software are exceptionally powerful and ensure the security of
this data as it is transmitted to our server. |
| How can you tell if you are in Secure Mode? The
standard, unsecured URL address begins "http://". When you
enter secure mode, the beginning of the URL address will change to "https://";
the
"s" stands for secure. Most browsers in secure mode
also display a blue line along the top of the browser window. Netscape
Navigator (versions 3.0 and earlier) displays a broken key symbol in the
lower left corner of your bowser window when you are not viewing a secure
page of a site. This key will become solid when you enter secure mode.
Netscape Communicator 4.0 uses a padlock, in the same location as the key,
to indicate if you are in standard or secure mode. The padlock is
open in standard mode and closed in secure mode. In Microsoft's Internet
Explorer, you'll see a padlock symbol at the bottom of your browser window
when the browser is in secure mode. |
| Still feel uncomfortable sending your personal information
over the Internet? Please call us at (503) 297-1338 or
fax us at (503) 297-1370 to place your order or get more information. |