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Health website’s security prompts worries

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photo In this Nov. 5, 2013, photo, Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing. The Obama administration is getting questions about whether it cut corners on security testing while rushing to meet a deadline to launch the HealthCare.gov website.

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR

Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is getting questions about whether it cut corners on security testing while rushing to meet a deadline to launch the HealthCare.gov website.

The part of the site that consumers interact with directly had only a temporary security certification because it hadn’t been fully tested before the Oct. 1 launch.

It’s also the part of the system that stores personal information.