I asked a question here a while back about wireless connections and
encryption and got some great feedback - many thanks guys!
I am trying to advise my Dad about using his laptop while traveling, but I
am still confused about using a wireless connection in situation where no
encryption is available.
Here is the scenario I am trying to understand:
Traveling and using a wireless connection in a hotel
Hotel does NOT provide WEP or WPA encryption
No VPN is being used
My Dad's webmail account thru network solutions has an option to use SSL for
logging in to email. The tech told me that transmitting username and
password is protected using SSL while logging in, but all else would be in
the clear.
Is the tech correct or will the username and password be able to be picked
up in the clear since no encryption or VPN is being used?
How can transmitting anything over a non-encrypted connection without using
a VPN be protected even if using SSL to login to an account?
Thanks again for all of your help!
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