Originally posted by: bigj3347
how do you know if its an ssl site . .it just says secure online services .. . it's citibank cc
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
i think you are way off base nikOriginally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Originally posted by: Attrox
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Are you refering to the WEP encryption or SSL? There's no way SSL encryption can be broken in minutes.
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Attrox
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Are you refering to the WEP encryption or SSL? There's no way SSL encryption can be broken in minutes.
I'd really like to know if he's talking about WEP or SSL too.
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Attrox
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Are you refering to the WEP encryption or SSL? There's no way SSL encryption can be broken in minutes.
I'd really like to know if he's talking about WEP or SSL too.
Originally posted by: huey1124
Isn't your CC account number marked by XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-(last 4 digits) once you log on? That's how it is at least with both of my credit card online accounts. Even if the numbers are fully visible, nowhere on the site will your expiration date be listed. Of course your log-on name and password could be intercepted, but they can't charge anything using that.
I would say you should be fine. And most reputable CC companies should give you ZERO liability for fraudulent purchases.
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Attrox
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Are you refering to the WEP encryption or SSL? There's no way SSL encryption can be broken in minutes.
I'd really like to know if he's talking about WEP or SSL too.
i assume he's talking about WEP, because if he's suggesting against SSL, he's basically saying not to do any cc transactions online, period.
Originally posted by: huey1124
Originally posted by: huey1124
Isn't your CC account number marked by XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-(last 4 digits) once you log on? That's how it is at least with both of my credit card online accounts. Even if the numbers are fully visible, nowhere on the site will your expiration date be listed. Of course your log-on name and password could be intercepted, but they can't charge anything using that.
I would say you should be fine. And most reputable CC companies should give you ZERO liability for fraudulent purchases.
Oh, and your log on and password should be using SSL, so you should be fine.
Originally posted by: Nik
Originally posted by: iamme
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: Attrox
Originally posted by: Nik
First of all, do NO transactions over wireless. Second, do NO transactions through a university's internet connection. Third, 128-bit encryption takes a matter of minutes to break and that's if you don't know what you're doing.
To answer your question, it's NOT a good idea because it's not secure.
Are you refering to the WEP encryption or SSL? There's no way SSL encryption can be broken in minutes.
I'd really like to know if he's talking about WEP or SSL too.
i assume he's talking about WEP, because if he's suggesting against SSL, he's basically saying not to do any cc transactions online, period.
That's exactly what I'm saying. WEP is a joke. If someone wants the information that you're passing through an internet connection, they can get it and there's nothing you can do to stop them. Now when it comes to SSL, I dunno. I've never tried breaking/decoding SSL before. I'm not sure how easy it is, but I'm sure I can find out. I use a 2048-bit SSL connection on a bi-daily basis.