On Wednesday 06 July 2005 07:11, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > On Jul 5, 2005, at 10:53 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > > On Wednesday 06 July 2005 03:29, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > >>> I would not trust a wifi setup by a unknown 3rd party to do online > >>> banking. > >>> > >>> The security of the average wifi is pretty low. Because of > >>> lazyness, stupidity > >>> or bugs. > >> > >> However, any good bank will have SSL for the higher level protocols, > >> and the wifi should be as secure as public wired connections (ie DSL > >> etc). (which is to say, not secure). If you trust your cable modem > >> or DSL to do SSL-enabled online banking, you should be ok with the > >> wifi > > > > hm, you want to tell me, that it is as easy to get into the > > computer room, > > No need to get into the computer room. Plenty of cables leading out > of the computer room. I could tap any of my neighbors cable lines or > phone lines without them knowing and without going into their house. > > Once you get outside the computer room you are on the unprotected > internet, whether you are on wifi or DSL or cable or modem to get there. >
ok, but where I live, you have to dig, to get to the cables.. and then you still do not know, which cable to hack out of the bundle. While with a wifi, all you need is a good antenna. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
