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April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
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Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc.by Steve Costello, BPCA News Editor
April 15, 2008
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
HTTPS
Sign on with http:// is not secure.Sign on with https:// is secure.
“https only protects data in transit from eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. Once data arrive at their destination, they are only as safe as the computer they are on.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Https (10APR08)
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
Summary
If there is a secure sign on option, it should be used.
http://... , the sign on is not secure.
https://... , the sign on is secure.
April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
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April 08Broward Personal Computer Association, Inc. www.bpca.com
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