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KeyScrambler Personal 2.2.1 the answer to wifi security?

by plcard Oct 17, 2008 9:41PM PDT

I originally posted this in early October, and nobody responded .. have we lost the love? Happy Anyway, I'm going to try again.

I hate to be the only idiot that posts here, but I have another question concerning my frustration with wireless safety.

I can see no benefit of having a laptop when you cannot access your bank accounts, etc while in your hotel room. I see this morning, the FireFox KeyScrambler Personal 2.2.1. Now, have we finally come up with something that will protect us if you access our personal records, make bank transactions, or simply surf the net while traveling. I have finally quit taking my laptop along, because I am afraid to do what I need to do while gone.

What do y'all think? Is KeyScrambler Personal 2.2.1 the answer to laptop safety in the WiFi era

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No.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 17, 2008 10:18PM PDT

Great idea but I'm going to write no and leave it at that. And NO I will not detail why it's no, but it is.
Bob

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Thanks Bob
by plcard Oct 17, 2008 11:33PM PDT

Thanks Bob and I'm not going into detail, but it's thanks! LOL

Let's attack this a different way. Is there anything that will protect information when on, say a hotel system, so one might access personal information such as bank accounts?

I am finding it difficult to understand the great ability to have access away from home, if one can't use it safely.

Again, thanks Bob,

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That is ALMOST covered by secure HTTP.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Oct 18, 2008 2:19AM PDT

Let's say you are connected with a HTTPS connection. Read up on how secure that is at http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=HOW+SECURE+IS+HTTPS%3F

To get any more secure we might want to look at a VPN to a machine at home then via that remote machine over OpenSSH via a TightVNC connection do the work. But who would bother with that?

The real problem with all this is simple the EVIL TWIN. I'll stop here so you read up on both items.

Bob

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