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Can Hotspots Be Spoofed?
How can I be sure that a Cox WiFi hotspot is legitimate and not spoofed by bad guys to capture my Cox password? Since my Cox password is also my email password (or at least would allow access to my Cox account to change the email password), that's a very significant issue. If the answer is that it uses a certificate issued by a trusted Certificate Authority for the SSL connection, do all commonly used browsers look for that, and flag untrusted certs, in this case for the logon page? Can I create a separate password for use with the WiFi that, if compromised, won't allow access to my real Cox account? This is important enough that, if not properly addressed, the Cox WiFi hotspots should NEVER be used by ANYONE.
JonathanJ
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Cox makes reasonable efforts to provide a secure service, but because this service is a wireless service, we strongly recommend you make sure any devices you connect are first protected by anti-virus / anti-malware software, and that your operating system firewall is turned on to provide additional protection. Cox cannot guarantee absolute security through Cox WiFi.
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ColleenD
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WPA2 encryption is prohibitive from a usage standpoint for public wifi connections. This would require pre-sharing the key with all intended users and still does not prevent others that have the key from eavesdropping on any traffic that is transmitted in the clear.
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BitPusher
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MrMax
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You want a simple answer, eh? Can Hotspots be spoofed? Yes they can.
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