The AURA® Suite of Products offers advanced technology for underwriting that uses the latest industry standards. AURA is a flexible and scalable software solution that integrates easily with most IT environments. The following is a high-level look at AURA Technology. Physical Architecture The physical architecture of AURA can have many configurations depending on particular client requirements. These requirements could be the number of different applications supported, size of the application questionnaires, and the number of expected concurrent users. Clients can start with simple configurations and expand later across multiple servers as the loads continue to grow and the need to scale increases. Security The AURA Suite of Products has been built with security features to help ensure the protection of client data and administer user permissions and access to AURA. User-Related Security System User Name/ID and Password for logging into AURA (includes lock out count, user name length limits, password/login encryption, and more) Flexible security zones allow administrators to deny user access to specific AURA functions Data-Related Security Encryption for underwriting rules and more Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Removal of personal data for addressing privacy laws, data archival, and more Firewall protection “Sensitive” flag for certain data items making them unreadable by unauthorized users For more information about the groundbreaking technology integral to AURA's success, please contact your local RGA office.