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When you are in an encrypted portion of MPO ONLINE, and using Netscape, an image of a key appears solid with a blue background in the lower right hand corner of the browser window. This means your browser is secure. With Microsoft Explorer, look for a closed lock next to web address in your browser window. When you are on an encrypted portion of MPO ONLINE, the padlock appears in yellow. Server Level All transactions sent to our Internet Banking Server must first pass through a filtering router system. These filtering routers automatically direct the request to the appropriate server after ensuring the access type is through a secured browser and nothing else. The routers verify the source and destination of each network packet, and manage the authorization process of letting packets through. The filtering routers also prohibit all other types of Internet access methods at this point. This process blocks all non-secured activity and defends against inappropriate access to the server. The Internet Banking Server is protected using the latest and most powerful firewall platform. This platform is based on a government-rated B1 trusted operating system, in use for many years by high-security government agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense. This platform defends against every kind of system intrusion and effectively isolates all but approved member financial requests. The platform secures the hardware running the Internet Banking applications and prevents associated attacks against all systems connected to the Internet Banking Server. Additional measures to ensure the security of information involve the separation of server applications from host data. This means that information of value does not physically reside on the Internet Banking Server. Logging of security information occurs at all times and there is always a backup of the information logged about every attempt made to access the system. These security logs allow us to constantly monitor for a wide range of anomalies and to determine if attempts have been made to breach our security framework. Host Level After passing through the Internet Banking Server, the transaction is sent via secure dedicated communication lines to our Transaction Server, which verifies member identity. Once authenticated, the member is allowed to process authorized Internet Banking and bill payment transactions using host data. No direct database access occurs between the Internet Banking Server and the Transaction Server. Only specific transactions in the proprietary format are allowed into the Transaction Server. Protocol conversions have also been implemented to ensure that information does not remain in a single state of existence, further securing the information at any given point in the transaction process. In addition, communication time-outs ensure that the request is received, processed, and delivered within a given time frame. Any outside attempt to delay or alter the process will fail. Further password encryption techniques are implemented at the host level, as well as additional security logging and another complete physical security layer to protect the host information itself. Your Responsibility
MEMBER LIABILITY If you fail to maintain security of your User ID and Security Code and the Credit Union suffers a loss, we reserve the right to terminate service to you under this agreement, as well as to terminate other deposit and loan services. MPO Federal Credit Union will not be responsible for any losses you suffer due to your failure to maintain the security of your User ID and Security Code. Users of the service should use such other security code protection precautions as may be appropriate under any particular set of circumstances to ensure proper security over system access and access to account and transaction information. This service provides the capability for you to change your security code. To help safeguard your security, you should change your security code. If you forget your security code or your system access is disabled due to the use of an incorrect security code, you must contact the MPO Federal Credit Union to request that a temporary security code be issued to you. We reserve the right to require written re-application for a new and/or replacement security code.
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