Your transactions are safe. HarVest Bank of Maryland employs cutting-edge technology to ensure that the most secure environment is made possible for our valued customers. We offer you worry-free Internet banking. You can be completely confident of the following security measures:

Secure Communications

Our system ensures that data-exchanged between your PC and our computers are encrypted with 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, a technology that transmits and receives highly encrypted communications over the Internet so that it can only be recognized by the computers at each end of the connection.  In this case, SSL connections ensure that the information sent between your PC and our computers is correctly received, unchanged, and was not viewed, altered, or corrupted along the way. Should the secure SSL datastream between your browser and our computers somehow become altered or corrupted, the connection will automatically be severed in order to guard against any tampering. The most popular browsers support 128-bit SSL connections. How can you tell if your browser does?  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 control and limit the access that outside computers have to the banks’ internal networks and databases. You can feel secure knowing that our firewall protects your personal information from unauthorized access.

Secure Login

HarVest Bank of Maryland User IDs and passwords are not stored on computers that are accessible from the Internet. Therefore, passwords and IDs can never be accessed or downloaded by anyone on the Internet.

Your HarVest Bank of Maryland password must be between 6 and 12 characters, with at least 2 numbers and 2 letters.  We strongly recommend that you avoid easy-to-guess passwords and use a random combination of upper and lowercase letters and numbers, rather than recognizable words (often referred to as a "strong password").  A 12 character strong password has roughly a 1 in 200,028,539,268,670,000,000,000 (2 x 10^23) chance of being guessed by someone.   In addition, our 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 Password

You will be responsible for maintaining one of the most important security measures: your password. When you change your HarVest Bank of Maryland online banking password, be sure to keep it 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. If your browser asks you if you would like it to remember your password, choose "No".  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.