Useful article covering VPN security and more here http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-nsa-s-war-on-internet-security-a-1010361.html
G On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner < [email protected]> wrote: > > Using 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 > > Pratheek Rebala: > > Right, but I think the question is about making those guest networks > secure for > > users using the open connections. > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 16:12, Umut Erdal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 < > [email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > 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 > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > > > 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 > > > > Weeez: > > > If 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.. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Tech mailing list > > >[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech > > > > > > > -- > > PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 > 374B BE81 > > > https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x9F0FE587374BBE81 > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tech mailing list > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech > > > > > > -- > PGP fingerprint: 5E61 C878 0F86 295C E17D 8677 9F0F E587 374B BE81 > https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x9F0FE587374BBE81 > > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://srv1.openwireless.org/mailman/listinfo/tech > >
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