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While the integrity of data during transfer has always been a concern the desire to use the Internet has highlighted the need to secure the data transmission as well. Securing the transmission of files over the Internet is a top priority for organizations. The impetus may be government legislation such as HIPAA for healthcare information security or Sarbanes-Oxley for financial information security. For some organizations new business opportunities will require it. For others it will be the need to migrate older dial connections to the Internet. Whatever the reason there are many ways to accomplish this objective and each has specific implications for the parties involved.