Re: browser security qs
From: S. Pidgorny
Date: 10/05/03
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Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 20:15:23 +1000
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"TIMTOM" <DHIDFK10110@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> hi all,
> i dont know 1st of all whether this is the proper group to put this qs,
but
> still since the qs is of security i am still asking the qs...
> While surfing , using any browser, many times it pops a Qs, especially
> during leaving login screens , "do you want to send this information
> unencryted form, YES/NO "....The Qs. is something of this sort and if one
> says no, then the page is not changed and you stuck up there itself...One
> has say Yes in order to change the screen...
> My Questions are :
> 1.What exactly is the meaning of this Qs?[does it mean, can somebody else
> watch/leakout the info]
Yes, if somebody wiretaps the connection, full access to the trancmited
information is possible.
> 2.How can one send the information encrypted from within the browser?
There should be support from the server that allows encryption of the
communication b/ween browser and the server.
> 3.If i dont send the information encryted , what risk am i facing ?
None.
> 4.It is said Spammers use some softwares to cull out email address from
the
> web and do their work... By sending such unencrypted info , is one
inviting
> more spam.
No. I never heard of spammers using communication interception for their
purposes - they try not to be criminals (communication eavesdropping is
crime in all democratic countries).
> 5.Lastly any free softwares which can integrate with browsers and send
info
> encrypted.
All modern browsers support encryption (using SSL/TLS) - but support from
the Web server is essential. There are some services that add encryption on
the client side to increase privacy - www.megaproxy.com is an example.
-- Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE -= F1 is the key =-
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