Managing secure communications

Guidewire products use a three-tier architecture:

The browser tier presents the PolicyCenter interface to the user.
The web/application tier processes business logic.
The database tier stores data.

Encryption secures communication between computer systems. You can secure the communication between the browser, web server and a PolicyCenter server to a level strong enough that it cannot be easily compromised.

Important: Computer security and encryption is a complex topic in which network architecture plays a major role. Use this documentation as a starting point. Guidewire strongly recommends that you also perform independent research and testing to develop a secure solution for your company network and installed applications. Guidewire strongly recommends that you deploy PolicyCenter over TLS (Transport Layer Security) for at least the login and change password pages. Ideally, deploy PolicyCenter entirely under TLS to protect all sensitive transmitted data.