SSH Encryption in Firefox for OSX 10.4.8

im looking to install some sort of SSH tunnel in firefox. i tried installing Tor and privoxy but now i cant access anything on the internet. it says the proxy isnt allowing connections. Now when im trying to access my banking, it says i cannot view the page because my browser doesnt support 128bit encryption. just yesterday, before i installed Tor and Privoxy, i was able to access my banking no problem. i dont know what happened. can you guys help me to get SSH encryption in firefox and fix this other problem with my banking?

SSL within your browser is an entirely different layer but if you have some paranoia, ssh won't help at all unless there is a ssh daemon listening at your bank, which isn't very likely to allow you to connect to it anyway.
You can use ssh from within your network (school or dorm or apartment), that will prevent the echoing of your password in the clear. Better yet, learn SSH's PKI methods and use keys instead of password

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