Security measures - UNI Financial Cooperation

Security measures

To protect the integrity of the information you send when you make transactions on AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires Internet, we have set up several security measures.

The AccèsD and AccèsD Affaires log-on procedure has been designed to meet the highest possible information security standards allowing you to make your transactions in complete security.

Configuring your security settings

The first time you log on to AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires, you will be asked to configure your security settings. Important: No e-mail will be forwarded to you asking you to configure your settings or change your configuration.

Configuring your security settings consists of 3 steps:

  1. Creating a personal phrase and memorizing an image.
  2. Selecting 3 questions and entering the answers.
  3. Reviewing and confirming your new security settings.

By doing this, you protect your personal information by ensuring you are connected to the genuine AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires site.

AccèsD and AccèsD Affaires log-on with settings

When you next log on and enter your debit Card number or AccèsD Affaires user code, the system will display your personal phrase and image:

Connexion à AccèsD une fois la configuration des paramètres complétés

Your personal phrase and image displayed confirm that you are on the genuine AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires site. Never enter your password if either of these elements is missing!

If you log on from a non-usual location, you'll be asked to answer a question you've selected when configuring your security settings:

Connexion à AccèsD avec question

This step verifies your identity. Simply answer the question to access your accounts.

If you have any other questions about the log-on procedure, contact us.

All transactions made on AccèsD and AccèsD Affaires Internet are 128-bit encrypted during transfer between the mainframe and your computer.

Encryption is a procedure that makes a document illegible to unauthorized parties who try to gain access to it.

As a result, 128-bit encryption almost eliminates the risk of hackers gaining control of an AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires session. The confidentiality of your transactions is also ensured by the SSL 2 protocol, which guarantees that data is not decoded by unauthorized parties.

Our server ensures that your browser accepts 128-bit encryption before you log on AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires, which is why you will never be able to use the AccèsD and AccèsD Affaires Internet services unless you have the latest versions of Netscape and Microsoft Explorer. If you cannot log on, you may need to update your browser.

On AccèsD Internet and AccèsD Affaires, every session is automatically terminated after 8 minutes of inactivity. To log on again, you have to re-enter either your card number or user code and your password.

Despite this, don't leave your computer unattended if you are logged on to AccèsD Internet or AccèsD Affaires. Always log off before leaving your desk, even when you'll only be away for a few minutes.

Cookies are used on uni.ca. They identify your browser software when you move from site to site or page to page during a Web session. This information can then be used to facilitate your access to a site and your ability to navigate within the site. Cookies can only be read by the Web site that sends them to your computer.

When you access the AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires transactional modules, a cookie file is automatically created in your computer. Our server can access this file, which stores information used to identify you and facilitate browsing.

There are two types of cookies:

  1. Session cookies: these are not stored on your hard drive; they are stored in the memory and deleted when you log off AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires.

  2. Persistent cookies: these are stored on your hard drive and recalled at your next visit. It is not possible to use cookies to run programs or infect a computer with a virus.

In order to use AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires, your browser must accept cookies.

The digital certificates of a Web site can be compared to an ID card.

They are issued by certification authorities like Entrust or Verisign, and include the name, serial number, expiry dates and digital signature of the authority. This way, users can check the validity of the certificate and confirm the authenticity of the Web site on which they are making transactions.

To check the digital certificate of AccèsD or AccèsD Affaires, click on the padlock at the bottom of the browser; you should see the name of the Web site owner (accesd.acadie.com) and the certificate validity period.

Access to uni.ca is controlled by a firewall, among other security measures. A firewall is a security mechanism that filters attempts to access a Web site in order to head off any unauthorized attempts or intrusions.

Your access code is composed of the last 12 numbers on one of your La Populaire Cards. Only you have this number.

Your AccèsD password is different from the Personal Identification Number (PIN) linked with your debit Card and is made up of 5 characters.

  • You will choose a personal password the very first time you log on. It must be composed of 10 to 128 characters (letters and numbers) with at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number and one special character (!#$%&()*+,-/:;<=>?@[|]^_`{\}~, space).
  • Use the entire password to log on to AccèsD Internet.

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