[CS-FSLUG] wireless internet security

[Frank Bax]

I don't much about technical details, but the non-profit I do some work for 
is using a wireless ISP in rural Ontario.  Unlike the wireless router you 
might use in your home (which uses unlicensed frequencies) the wireless 
ISP's must license their frequencies.  You'd have to ask the ISP if they 
encrypt transmissions - I never bothered to ask.  With online banking, your 
browser and remote site encrypt data at the software level, so it doesn't 
matter if it's encrypted at the hardware level or not.


At 01:43 PM 1/11/06, Ron.T wrote:

>Hi Ed,
>
>     I agree with you Ed.  It would seem unlikely, and boring, to bother
>with my internet traffic.  Another question comes to mind though,
>whether the provided radio modem would have a high immunity to strong
>radio frequency fields from my own amateur radio activities.  Hmmm.
>
>       Ron T.
>
>On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 08:41 -0600, Ed Hurst wrote:
> > Ron.T wrote:
> >
> > >    I hadn't thought about others trying to steal my bandwidth.
> > > Otherwise I don't personally have anything I'd worry about.  My son
> > > Nathan does a little online banking though.  The ISP does require the
> > > use of their own (expensive) modems, likely there is some encryption
> > > there.  Although it is more expensive, and offers less bandwidth, than
> > > wired internet I do like the portability of wireless.
> >
> > I'm not aware of any banks that *don't* use encrypted connections during
> > such transactions. While they may not be the best, high-end encryption
> > schemes, it's pretty hard to picture someone in Yellowknife possessing
> > the sort of skills and equipment for something more common to NY City. I
> > just don't see your new home as a target-rich environment.
> >
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>
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