Typically SSL secured sites will at least keep your login credentials safe. However, someone can still see where you're going by sniffing your traffic.
If you're very concerned, setup an OpenVPN tunnel that routes all of your traffic through it. Then, the only thing they'll see from the start is an SSL connection to somewhere, and that's it.
Tim Nelson Systems/Network Support Rockbochs Inc. (218)727-4332 x105
----- "Anne Wilson" cannewilson@googlemail.com wrote:
I would like to be able to check my bank account while we are on holiday. I know the bank's site is encrypted from the start - the login page is https and Verisign-trust encrypted - but is there any risk in using public wireless networks for jobs like this? It sounds secure enough, but maybe I'm paranoid....
Anne
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