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On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: |
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>>> I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online |
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>>> banking. |
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>>> The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of |
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>>> lazyness, stupidity |
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>>> or bugs. |
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>> However, any good bank will have SSL for the higher level protocols, |
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>> and the wifi should be as secure as public wired connections (ie DSL |
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>> etc). (which is to say, not secure). If you trust your cable modem |
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>> or DSL to do SSL-enabled online banking, you should be ok with the |
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>> wifi |
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> hm, you want to tell me, that it is as easy to get into the |
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> computer room, |
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No need to get into the computer room. Plenty of cables leading out |
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of the computer room. I could tap any of my neighbors cable lines or |
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phone lines without them knowing and without going into their house. |
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Once you get outside the computer room you are on the unprotected |
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internet, whether you are on wifi or DSL or cable or modem to get there. |
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Chad |
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> hack a line and listen, than to hold an atenna in the right direction? |
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> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list |
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Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC |
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Your Web App and Email hosting provider |
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chad@×××××.net |
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