Security planning - data encryption

Due to the differences in the nature of businesses, you may implement different security measures when implementing a web application. How you plan to deploy the application and what security measures are taken are unique to each business.

Most security measures come at a cost of performance. The Internet is a public network. Sensitive data should be encrypted while traveling across it. Encrypting information that travels across the Internet has an associated cost. If Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation is not to be deployed on the Internet, encryption may not be necessary and the cost is thereby negated.

The data encryption mechanisms recommended for Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Foundation are: