Secure online banking transaction apparatus and method

A system to conduct a secure online banking transaction, the system comprising:

• a server on which the banking transaction occurs;
• a proxy client to connect to the server via a non-secure connection;
• and
• an apparatus coupled to the proxy client and including:
• a body having a cylindrical shape,
• a mode selection ring disposed around a first end of the cylindrically shaped body in a circumferential dimension to selectively rotate around the body in the circumferential dimension to thereby occupy positions indicative of a selected mode,
• a hardware processing unit coupled to the mode selection ring and including a secure communication unit to set up a secure connection along which a secure transaction occurs with the server via the non-secure connection in accordance with the selected mode,
• an input unit coupled to the hardware processing unit allowing for a input of data into the apparatus related to the secure transaction, the input unit comprising an alpha-numeric data input ring and a keypad adjacent to one another, the alpha-numeric data input ring being disposed around a second end of the cylindrically shaped body, which is opposite the first end, to be selectively rotated around the body in the circumferential dimension to thereby occupy positions indicative of an inputted alpha-numeric character, and
• an interface coupled to the hardware processing unit conveying secure transaction status and contents of the inputted data.