Your information is kept private between your computer and us by using encryption. Encryption scrambles messages exchanged between your browser and our online banking server.
How Encryption Works
- When visiting our home page, your browser establishes a secure connection or secure session with our server by exchanging what are called keys.
- Keys are random numbers chosen for that session and are only known between
your browser and our server.
- Once keys are exchanged, your browser will
use the numbers to scramble (encrypt) messages sent to or
unscramble (decrypt) messages received from our server.
- This process not only guarantees privacy, but also ensures no other
website can "impersonate" (spoof) our website, or alter or see any information
sent.
- To learn whether your browser is in secure mode,
- look for the secured lock symbol
at the bottom of your browser window and
- make sure the address contains "https" instead of the unsecured "http".
Encryption Level
The encryption keys are similar to combination locks. The more possible combinations, the less likely someone could guess the combination.
For your protection, our servers require 128-bit encryption. You will be unable to access your online banking if your browser doesn't allow this type of encryption.