[Novalug] internet banking with linux

[Beartooth]

On Sun, 17 Feb 2008, David A. Hammond wrote:

> Nino Pereira wrote:
>
> <snip>
>> 
>> This brings up the question: which bank does allow internet 
>> banking with linux, and one of its standard browsers, either 
>> firefox, opera, whatever?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Nino
>
> I use Firefox on Fedora with Branch Banking & Trust (BB&T) and 
> it works fine.
>
> But I don't try to do anything fancy, like importing into 
> spreadsheets or financial programs.
>
> It works great for viewing my balances and cleared transactions 
> and for manually entering electronic bill paying transactions.

 	With either Ffx or Opera, if you run much in the way of 
browser-based defenses (such as NoScript and FlashBlock, or 
routine cookie expiration, or referrer blocking), you may have to 
go into the settings for individual sites and make pinholes in 
those defenses. Afaik, this creates no increased vulnerability, 
unless those sites should hire some electronic malefactor, or get 
cracked to their foundations ...

 	Security gurux? Izzatso?

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Beartooth Staffwright, Neo-Redneck Double Retiree,
Not Quite Clueless Linux Power User, with precious 
(very precious) little idea where up is.