Site Security

Information on the security of the Twisted Throttle website.

It is our intent to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you. We use a variety of current technologies and processes for protection of our customer data. We limit the information we provide to outside companies with whom we contract to only what they need to carry out their responsibilities.

When you make a purchase, request a catalog or create an account on our Web site, your transactional information is transmitted in a safe, encrypted format.

Our SSL Certificates are provided by GoDaddy.com. GoDaddy.com SSL certificates support both industry-standard 128-bit (used by all banking infrastructures to safeguard sensitive data) and high-grade 256-bit SSL encryption to secure online transactions. Encryption strength is measured in key length—number of bits in the key.

To decipher an SSL communication, one needs to generate the correct decoding key. Mathematically speaking, 2ⁿ possible values exist for an n-bit key. Thus, 40-bit encryption involves 2⁴⁰ possible values. 128- and 256-bit keys involve a staggering 2¹²⁸ and 2²⁵⁶ possible combinations, respectively, rendering the encrypted data de facto impervious to intrusion. Even with a brute-force attack (the process of systematically trying all possible combinations until the right one is found) cracking a 128- or 256-bit encryption is computationally unfeasible.

Our credit card pre-authorizations are provided by CyberSource.com. When the customer clicks to submit his or her purchase information, payment information is encrypted using industry standard SSL technology and sent to an Authorize.Net transaction server. The server sends the data through the authorization network to the appropriate card issuer’s bank, using a secure, proprietary connection. Pre-authorized transactions are charged to the customer’s credit card only when the items ordered are shipped.