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arrow-up19arrow-down1imagethanks lain (rule)lemmy.blahaj.zoneInterstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretfw_no_toiletpaper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoPlease use a VPN anyway, as if hotel WiFi is secure lmao
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHTTPS solved much of the security issues of untrusted networks. As long as you’re not doing banking or whatever, you should be fine without a VPN.
minus-squareWIPocket@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoWhy would banking be an issue? I get that its a target, but I really would expect a bank to take care of their TLS.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoIt should be fine as long you don’t click through any SSL errors. And something like a bank should have HSTS enabled, meaning your browser will refuse to load the site if there’s an SSL error.
minus-squarecalcopiritus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThey don’t let me choose a password longer than 6 characters. I don’t assume anything about my bank’s security.
Please use a VPN anyway, as if hotel WiFi is secure lmao
HTTPS solved much of the security issues of untrusted networks. As long as you’re not doing banking or whatever, you should be fine without a VPN.
Why would banking be an issue? I get that its a target, but I really would expect a bank to take care of their TLS.
It should be fine as long you don’t click through any SSL errors. And something like a bank should have HSTS enabled, meaning your browser will refuse to load the site if there’s an SSL error.
They don’t let me choose a password longer than 6 characters. I don’t assume anything about my bank’s security.