right.... just wanted to make sure this was/is clarified in case others see this in the future... or.. you can always ssh into a secure system, and go from there.. but at the same time.. even if you are on an open network.. accesing secure "https" sites on your browser on your machine will be safe (at least as safe as normal)... one just has to be really aware of the fact that your unencrypted data is really in the open! thanks On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 7:24 AM, fred smith <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 07:06:40AM -0700, bruce wrote: >> hey guys.... >> >> if you're using starbucks, or nay other public access, aren't you >> pretty much constrained to having to deal with an open network. or are >> you implying that you can implement an encrypted connection on the nic >> setup? > > Yes, you are. Unless you have access to a (secure) VPN. If you do, then > just always be sure to start up your VPN connection first, before doing > anything else. (note, by "secure", I explicitly exclude things like > PPTP which is known to be INsecure.) > > While that would be expected to protect your traffic, your machine > will still be on an unprotected network, and therefore possibly a target > of more attackers/malware than when on your personal/home network. > >> >> thanks >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Tim <ignored_mailbox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 11:31 -0700, JD wrote: >> >> Also, WPA encryotion can be broken by a notebook PC in under 1 minute. >> >> WPA (and WPA2) encryption that uses TKP can also be broken in under 1 >> >> minute. So far AES seems to be invulnerable (as far whatever has been >> >> printed publicly). >> > >> > I'd heard that WEP was crap, years ago. But I hadn't heard that WPA2 >> > was that easily crackable, yet. >> > >> > -- >> > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r >> > 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 >> > >> > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I >> > read messages from the public lists. >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > users mailing list >> > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> > >> -- >> users mailing list >> users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: >> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > -- > ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- > "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of > heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." > ------------------------------ Matthew 7:21 (niv) ----------------------------- > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
