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SSL Card: Server Accelerator Card

A server accelerator card (also known as an SSL card) is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) card used to generate encryption keys for secure transactions on e-commerce Web sites. When a secure transaction is initiated, the Web site's server sends its certificate, which has been provided by a certifying authority, to the client machine to verify the Web site's authenticity. After this exchange, a secret key is used to encrypt all data transferred between sender and receiver so that all personal and credit card information is protected.

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SSL Card: Server Accelerator Card