Well, that answers that question. All gmail users should note there's a new option on the Settings page: "Always use https".
I'll quote: > LEO: You can protect it by scrambling it. And you mentioned VPN and > other techniques. > STEVE: Well, yeah. I had a person who wrote in > asking, if they were on a secure site filling out a form, and they did > not yet have the little lock showing, was it safe to submit that data. > That's actually a really good point, that the way data is sent back > to a web server is over, well, secure data is over this SSL connection, > or as people see it in the URL, https, "S" being for secure, as > opposed to just http://. The event of pushing the button and > submitting the data will create a secure connection. So it's very > likely that, if the web page is running securely, that is, even if > it's not showing you the lock when it's displaying the form, > submitting the form can still be done securely. However, unless you > take a look at the source code of the web page, you're not going to be > really sure that it's a secure submission. So most sites will take > the time to, for example, create the form on a secure page... On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:22 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A great primer on public wifi > > http://www.grc.com/sn/sn-010.txt > > or for more options, scroll to the bottom and see episode 10 > http://www.grc.com/securitynow.htm > > > Mike > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Fred Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> use 'https' for gmail. >>> >> >> if no vpn, but use https for gmail - wouldn't the wireless signal for a >> public connection still be in the clear transmitting your username and >> password? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
