Is it safe to check e-mail, or do online banking at wifi hotspots, without worrying about hackers?
Posted on February 16th, 2010 in Security |
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February 16th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
It is safe for ssl encrypted page (i.e.) since it encrypted data. This goes for webmail (for eg yahoo-it encrypt username and password,while content of mails are unencrypted and can be recorded by hacker), banking online (good-since it encrypt all data) etc. Remember to check ssl certificate (to verify the web site) before doing online banking.
I would worry about email (on email client like outlook, thunderbird etc) if it is pop3 & imap & smtp server as those pass unencrypted data under normal circumstances. Though technology exist like TLS, etc to encrypted email date (via pop3,imap,smtp) very few mail server use it.