Secure Communication
Our system ensures that data exchanged between your PC and our computers
is encrypted with 128-bit encryption-the strongest encryption available.
Encryption is accomplished through Secure Sockets Layers (SSL)which utilize
mathematical formulas to "encrypt" or hide information from
prying eyes on the Internet. Additionally, if SSL detects that data was
added or deleted after you sent it to the bank, the connection will be
severed in order to guard against any tampering. The most popular browsers
have the SSL security feature built in. How can you tell if your browser
is secure? Click here.
Secure Environment
Our computer system does not connect directly to the Internet. It is isolated
from the network via a "firewall". A firewall is a combination
of software and hardware products that designate parameters, control and
limit the access that outside computers have to the banks internal network
and databases. You can feel secure knowing that our firewall protects
your personal information from unauthorized access.
Secure Login
Access ID's and passwords are isolated from the Internet by being stored
on a secure computer. This way the passwords and access ID's can never
be accessed or downloaded by anyone on the Internet. Additionally, user
passwords can vary from six to ten characters, which means the chance
of randomly guessing a password is less than one in 1 billion! The system
also checks for invalid logins and automatically disallows a user after
three invalid attempts. This prohibits the "hacker" from gaining
access to our system thus protecting your accounts.
Your Access ID and Password
You will be responsible for maintaining one of the most important security
measures, your access ID and password. When you receive your initial Online
Banking access ID and password, you will be responsible for changing the
initial access ID and password to your personally selected ID and password.
Be sure to keep your newly selected password a secret. Memorize it, or
write it down and keep it in a safe place. It is not recommended you carry
your password in your purse or wallet. Make sure no one watches you enter
your password and always close your browser when leaving the computer.
Make sure you regularly scan your computer for viruses that could be used
to capture password keystrokes. You ultimately hold the key to your password
security. Not even a bank employee knows your password.
