Minimum Technical Requirements
Keeping your information secure
The Integrated Business Services Application automatically encrypts all of your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits. To verify your session is secure, on your browser look for:
The requirement for 128-bit encryption is to protect your privacy. With less than 128-bit security, the privacy of the personal information being submitted may be compromised. By using 128-bit security, we are ensuring the highest level of protection possible.
The minimum PC browser requirements required to use these forms are capable of supporting 128-bit encryption. This includes the following:
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher
Netscape Navigator version 6.0 or higher
Mozilla Firefox version 1.0.1 or higher
To speed up web browsing, Internet browsers are designed to download web pages and store them locally on your machine in an area called a "cache". To ensure that no personal information is stored, it is advisable to clear the cache on the personal computer you are using. Use the following instructions to clear the cache for the browser you are using:
To view instructions to clear the cache on Internet Explorer see:
How and Why to Clear Your Cache
To clear the cache on Netscape use the following instructions for versions 7.0 and 8.0:
To clear the cache on Mozilla Firefox, use the following instructions: