Database security

Because Pecunix is an online system, security at the technical level is critical to the integrity of the currency.

For that reason, Pecunix combines leading-edge PGP encryption technology, advanced data encryption and common-sense data replication to ensure that the Pecunix system data is as heavily protected as the gold itself. Four levels of security are standard to the system:

• the technology, even at the user level, is virus resistant and keyboard sniffer-resistant, ensuring that user access is secure by default
  
• advanced user access options including PGP verification and IP restrictions on account access ensure unsurpassed account-access security
  
• all data in the database is encrypted using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
  
• the data is stored on the production servers using hardware RAID technology, and is also replicated offsite in real time in at least two separate locations on hardware RAID devices
  
  

The education section of this site has a number of tutorials that effectively illustrate the ease and security of the PGP encryption system for account holders. We encourage all Pecunix account holders to run at least one of these tutorials.