E.M. Transcriptions Secure File Exchange achieves secure, reliable and efficient delivery by relying on the secure data transfer protocols used by web browsers (HTTPS and SSL). Every delivery is sent as a secure, encrypted stream of data directly to our servers. Copies of your correspondence never exist on mail servers, nor do they remain on our servers after delivery.

Each time you send or receive, E.M. Transcriptions Secure File Exchange establishes a user-authenticated and encrypted connection between your PC and our servers, using the same security measures used to protect financial transactions on the Internet: industry-standard SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol.

For authentication and encryption, the E.M. Transcriptions Secure File Exchange servers use a GeoTrust Global Site certificate. GeoTrust Global Site certificates support 128-bit SSL. The most secure connections possible are achieved for users with browsers that support 128-bit encryption.

E.M. Transcriptions Secure File Exchange relies on passwords for user authentication. To guard against password theft or interception, respected methodologies for the secure storage and exchange of passwords are used. Passwords are stored in an unreadable form (a one-way hash using the MD5 hash algorithm). When you log in, your password is sent through an encrypted connection. Our servers process the received password (using the MD5 hash algorithm and an arbitrary salt value) and compare the result with the stored form. Only if the two match, are you admitted.