http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-nsa-s-war-on-internet-security-a-1010361.html
Post by Hans-Christoph SteinerUsing a VPN would make it difficult for users of the same wifi to see your
unencrypted traffic, as well as the operator of the wifi AP. But since the
VPN provider can see all the traffic, and you don't know what the VPN provider
is doing with your traffic, it is not a solution I would recommend to people
concerned about security or privacy in their general internet usage.
VPNs are mostly useful as circumvention tools when dealing with networks that
block and filter. Or they are useful for providing a secure connection to a
"Private Network" hence "Virtual Private Network". But as the most recent NSA
leaks show, VPN protocols are mostly pretty bad when it comes to security.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-nsa-s-war-on-internet-security-a-1010361.html
.hc
Right, but I think the question is about making those guest networks
secure for
users using the open connections.
I think today most of routers support virtual networks such as guest
networks so i think it's the most safe option. By configuring your
router
like this, you separate your network from other clients so they
can't use
attacks like mitm.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:59 PM, Pratheek Rebala <
I'm not an expert on this but was wondering if enforcing a VPN
type
solution to encrypt all traffic after joining an open wireless
connection can give an additional layer of security while
accessing
sites not on SSL.
Thoughts?
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 13:04, Hans-Christoph Steiner
You should not rely on the network providing security, that
never really
works. Instead you should rely on end-to-end security, like
using
HTTPS, TLS
etc. If you have privacy concerns, then you should use Tor.
Do you ever use any open wifi? If the answer is yes, then
you are
already
exposed to the risks, so you should then use proven
techniques to
improve
security and privacy, instead of hoping the network is.
.hc
Post by WeeezIf I set my network as an open one, is it safe enough??
will the hackers see what I'm doing, or who I am, or get my password while
I'm logging in a website? As the information are transferring without
encoding..
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