Site Security

Here at About Design, it is our top priority to ensure that your transaction data is kept secure at all times, and for this reason we outsource our transaction security to Sagepay.

Transaction security
All transaction information passed between our website and Sage Pay’s systems is encrypted using 128-bit SSL certificates. No cardholder information is ever passed unencrypted and any messages sent to our servers from Sage Pay are signed using MD5 hashing to prevent tampering. You can be completely assured that nothing we pass to Sage Pay’s servers can be examined, used or modified by any third parties attempting to gain access to sensitive information.

Encryption and Data Storage
Once on Sagepay's systems, all sensitive data is secured using the same internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards used by, among others, the US Government. The encryption keys are held on state-of-the-art, tamper proof systems in the same family as those used to secure VeriSign's Global Root certificate, making them all but impossible to extract. The data that Sage Pay holds is extremely secure and Sage Pay is regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure it remains so.

System security
Sage Pay’s systems are scanned quarterly by Trustwave which are an independent Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) and an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) for the payment card brands.

Sage Pay is also audited annually under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) and is a fully approved Level 1 payment services provider, which is the highest level of compliance. We are also active members of the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) that defines card industry global regulation.

Links to banks
Sage Pay has multiple private links into the banking network that are completely separate from the Internet and which do not cross any publicly accessible networks. Any cardholder information sent to the banks and any authorisation message coming back is secure and cannot be tampered with.

Internal security
Sage Pay is controlled by Iris Scanners, which are the latest and most precise biometric security devices available for identification. As used by; chemical plants, airports, police stations, prisons and other facilities where security is paramount. No one can enter or leave the building without a valid security pass.

Secured by Verisign

VeriSign provides Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates and more in a single solution. The first Certificate Authority to provide SSL in 1995, VeriSign remains the leading provider of the most trusted solution for online security and helps assure customers that they are safe from search to browse to buy and sign-in. When customers see the VeriSign Trust™ Seal, they know they can trust the link, trust the site, and trust the transaction.

Example of Trust Seal in Search ResultsThe VeriSign seal, the most trusted mark on the Internet, is viewed up to 650 million times a day on more than 100,000 Web sites in 165 countries. Seal-in-Search displays the VeriSign Trust Seal next to your link on browsers enabled with a free plug-in as well as on partner shopping sites and product review pages. The seal differentiates your link in search and shows that malicious code has not been detected in a daily malware scan.

Certificate features and benefits:

•  Up to 256-bit encryption with 128-bit minimum enables strong encryption for the most site visitors
• Full business authentication verifies your business identity and domain ownership
• VeriSign Trust™ Seal with VeriSign Seal-in-Search™
• Daily Web site malware scanning shows customers you are committed to keeping them safe

You can verify our Verisign account by clicking on our Site Seal:

As a leading CA, thawte has been dedicated to offering unquestionable online identity assurance processes and procedures for over a decade.

thawte is dedicated to building a trusted digital future for the Internet. As a member of the CA/Browser Forum, thawte works with the American Bar Association Information Security Committee, browser manufacturers such as Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera and KDE and other leading CAs to define online identity assurance standards.