FormsAssurity is the latest addition to the ArticSoft family of security software to create secure web based forms.
Unlike more costly SSL and VPN-based solutions, says the company, FormsAssurity ensures personal information entered into an online form is not automatically exposed on a web site, and can be linked, using digital signature technology, to a specific customer or user.
The technology aims to ensure that all sensitive information is encrypted even when it is on the server, meeting all of the new regulations governing privacy such as HIPAA, GLBA, California Act and Sarbanes-Oxley. It can also be used as an online document signing system and even for web based email.
The software has its own web-based tool that allows users to design forms online using a selection of text boxes, pull down boxes and radio buttons or to simply choose from a series of ready-made templates. Existing forms can also be imported and easily made secure. Preferences such as who the form is sent to, who it is encrypted for, whether the user must digitally sign the form, whether users can upload attachments, and what fields must be filled in can also be easily specified.
As far as the end user is concerned a FormsAssurity form appears on the browser just like any other form and works by loading a small applet onto the PC. Once the user has filled out the form, pressing the send button causes the form and all of its contents to be encrypted automatically using the public key(s) attached to the form and sent to the specified email address(es). Users can even attach files to forms (this could be a photo, word document, etc.) - the attachments are automatically encrypted along with the rest of the form.
If a user is required to digitally sign the form, they will be asked for the location of their private key and password. Keys can be generated by ArticSoft's free reader software and/or imported from a Certificate Authority or any OpenPGP compliant application. The person receiving the encrypted information can use ArticSoft's reader software or any OpenPGP compliant application to decrypt the form's contents and verify who signed it.
FormsAssurity uses full strength PKI security and all information, including the form fields, is encrypted using US Government approved FIPS 197 approved AES algorithm at its highest strength, 256 bit. For digital signing of forms FormsAssurity accepts signature keys of 1024 bits and above.
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