To reduce the potential for online credit card fraud,most e-commerce Web sites use some form of _____ technology to protect information as it comes in from the consumer.
A)encryption
B)authentication
C)authorization
D)indexing

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Encryption technology is used to protect information as it travels over the internet from the consumer to the e-commerce website. Authentication and authorization are important for verifying the identity of the user and permitting access to certain information, but they do not specifically protect against credit card fraud. Indexing is a method for organizing and retrieving information, and is not related to credit card security.

To Reduce the Potential for Online Credit Card Fraud,most E-Commerce