The point about using SSL is that the traffic between your browser and the website is encrypted to minimise the risk of the content being intercepted on route. SSL does not solve any issues relating to storage or handling of the data at either end of the connection.

I am using a corporate network and access the internet via a web proxy. This is a situation that is not unlike being in a internet cafe or using a public wi-fi hotspot. There are people sat all around me using computers to do their work, book flights, buy concert tickets and pay their bills. I therefore could expect to have to 50+ users worth of traffic without leaving my desk. In a non-SSL world, I would probably only need to gather logon traffic for one day to get the passwords etc. and use the information for illicit purposes.

Security starts at home!

inman

In reply to Re: Re: Re: (OT) SSL Certificates: Self-Signing and Alternative Solutions by inman
in thread (OT) SSL Certificates: Self-Signing and Alternative Solutions by Anonymous Monk

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