http secure??

My bank's home page has fields for userid and password when it it is showing http:// and not https:// They keep assuring me that my user id and password are secure.

If I enter my userid and password while the url is showing http, I get back an https screen with my account information.

Is there a way I am not aware of to encrypt the password without https showing??

 

My bank (and I deal with one of the largest in Canada) has its entire site encrypted, so you get the secure-site thing starting with and including their front page. It used to be that you only got transferred to a secure-site connection if you wanted to log in, but now you get that even for news releases and other general info.

And from what LWM's said, it sounds like that's a growing trend among banks these days.

 

I apologise if this is a silly question, but is a secure site any protection against keylogging spyware in a home PC?
I only use internet banking with 1 of my banks as it issues me with "use-once only" code numbers (scratch-card). My 2nd bank is strictly "telephone banking" as these keylogging spywares scare the hell out of me.
/ H

 

No if you have a keylogger on your computer it will log what you type before it gets to the secure site, it grabs it right in you comp. And they are a little scarry.

bigc

 

Thanks Bigc, at least my fears in this regard are confirmed. And that's important to a novice like myself.
/ H

 

It just pays to keep alert and always expect that the worse can happen. About all you can do is keep your security apps updated and keep your eyes open wide.

good luck

bigc
you might want to check out this thread here

 

Thanks for your reply. That was very helpful.