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Security with Airport and Wifi
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finknottle
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Jul 4, 2003, 05:34 PM
 
I am just about to get an Airport station (tomorrow hopefully...) and am wondering about security. Is there anything else I need to get to make the connection secure, software or hardware...I have read many times about people using hotspots without encrypting etc. and I am not sure how this is done with a Mac.
Also if using publiic hotspots to send email etc is there any other precautions that I should take??
Thanks very much in advance!
     
willab
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Jul 4, 2003, 10:54 PM
 
Make sure file sharing is off.
     
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Jul 5, 2003, 06:06 AM
 
If you are using public hotspots, note that anyone can snoop your e-mail passwords (which, with POP3 and IMAP, are transmitted in plain text).
     
   
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