Do I need wifi security in public

Do I need security fo wifi in public places

I think you're asking if you will have to enter a password, in, say, a coffee shop or other public WiFi place. That is entirely up to the WiFi owner.

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Making my G4 Mini wifi-secure?

I have a couple of G4 Mac Minis each equipped BTO with Airport Extreme.
I'm soon going to be in a keyed wifi environment and I need to learn how to do what folks have recommended I do:
encrypt everything, use ssh, sfpt, ssl, and set up a VPN.
I barely understand what those all are, let alone know how to actually DO them...is there a spot online where I can get instruction or a tutorial on this?
Maybe I'll need some information from this wifi administrator to fully complete the set up, but I need to get crackin on the ABC's of settin 'er up so that I can be secure in my wifi security.
thanks for any links, tips, or pointers!
ray

Securing your mail, unless you are running your own server, is totally dependent on your email provider. For example, if your email provider has you enable SSL on your smtp and imap/pop, you're encrypted. A university that I used to attend was a bit more draconian than that. They didn't let you send mail through their server unless you were on their subnet. So at home I couldn't send it the usual way. But since the university supplied a (secure) shell account, I could tunnel smtp through ssh and login via ssh to my university shell account and then launch Mail and send email via their server via my tunneled ssh connection.
If you have a shell account anywhere that provides you with sftp or ssh command line access, whether they allow access via password authentication or public key exchange is up to the entity maintaining the ssh server. You, as the client, authenticate however they say to authenticate.
Doing online banking over the web for example, is using SSL so even an open wireless access point is okay for that because the "https" is encrypting that between you and the bank.
Your work may require you to use VPN (and they would therefore provide you with the VPN client program and tell you all the necesary client configuration so that you could connect to your work's LAN). One might make the analogy that VPN is, more or less, a "Cadillac" version of a "Chevrolet" ssh tunnel.
If you are running the "server," e.g. at home so you can connect to your home machine from afar, then YOU make the rules, and set up passwordless key-exchange-only ssh, tunnel VNC and AFP through it, forward port 22 on your home router to your home computer, enable remote login on your home Mac so you can connect to it from afar via ssh, enable personal file sharing so the internal "localhost" ports on your computer can let you do AFP sorts of things, and similarly for VNC and other services. Important point, with tunneling services, yes, you have to open the appropriate ports for each of those services on the Mac's firewall, but only need to open the single port for ssh/sftp on your router, and the public key only authentication scheme keeps you extremely safe. If you are running your own mail server, where random smtpp servers are trying to deliver email to your server for your server to distribute to your server's multiple mail accounts, that gets a little trickier, but it doesn't sound like you are doing or wanting to do that. Like I said, most of my previous drivel was thinking that you were wanting to be the server, not just do client activities.
And this is all independent of the wireless encryption. Like I said, if you're setting up a home wireless router using wireless encryption, just use WPA2 or WPA with a strong password to keep the freeloaders and hackers from affiliating onto your residential LAN and using your broadband internet access or trying to snoop around on computers that are rightfully affiliated to your residential LAN. If you don't control the wireless access point, then the person that does will tell you the channel protection scheme involved, and what its password is. And this only provides protection from your wireless laptop to the wireless access point. After your traffic leaves the wireless access point and hits the internet, the ssh tunnel, or SSL-wrapper around your mail/web traffic, or the VPN, is what protects your traffic from internet evildoers.

This is my first mac laptop. Do I need internet security/virus protection? If so, what is recommended?

This is my first mac laptop. Do I need internet security/virus protection? If so, what is recommended?

Additional informaton about OS X security can be found in Thomas Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
In addition to what Bimmer 7 Series has suggested...
Keep Java (not JavaScript) disabled in all your browsers and if you have not installed it yet, don't do so unless you are told that you need it in order to run a critical application or visit a web-site that you must use.
You won't need your Firewall turned on as long as you are on a trusted network using a strong WPA2 password for WiFi, such as your home or workplace, but be sure to turn it on when you need to take your MBP to Starbucks or some other public hotspot.

WIFI Security Camera's that can be monitored from my Macbook and iPhone4

I'm looking to purchase wifi security cameras that I can monitor from my Macbook and iPhone4. Can anybody tell me what the best camera is and what App. is the best to monitor from my iPhone4. Also, how would I set up my Macbook for monitoring. I'm new at this so any help would be greatly appreciated.

You usually don't need an app or any software loaded on the phone/computer you are using to view the feed from IP cameras. You go to a web-site set up by the manufacturer, enter your user name and password and you see the picture through the web-browser.
However, check that the system you buy does not use Flash to send the pictures otherwise you won't be able to view them from an iPhone or iPad (but it will be fine on your MacBook).

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Do you need internet security (e.g Norton) when browsing internet via wifi on IPOD Touch 3g.

Welcome to the discussions,
there is no virus risk for your ipod touch OS, since the ipod runs Apple OS and there have been no reports about viruses and Apple OS. The results may differ if someone is running a jailbroken device.
In case of mails you should be sure that your ISP offers to check incomming mails for viruses before you download your messages, you might pass them along by forwarding infected messages.

Do i need internet security?

Just got my ipad2. Do I need any internet security?

THere are no virus's on the iPad2 so no you dont need internet security. However, with a WiFi connection I recommend a SECURE WiFI.

How do i change my security questions because I tried changing them through manage account password but to get in i need the security question answers :|

I did as people said to go the apple iD manage account and password and security and to get in i have to answer the security questions but i dont know what they are please help because im trying to purchases something on this computer as it is my first use i need the security question answers

Ok, so I had the same problem. What you should do is, call the
Apple Technical Support number: (44) 0844 209 0611
And ask for the Account Security Team. This worked for me.

Does the ipod touch itself need wifi in order to use find my iphone??

My ipod touch 4g got stolen and i have find my iphone turned on but my question is does the ipod itself need wifi to track it down?? I've tried so many times i played sound, i have a passcode lock on it, i even sent a message to my ipod... But i try to locate it, it says it's offline.it down?? if so there's no way to point to try to find it Right??

Change your iTunes (Apple ID) password along with any other password that was stored in the iPod. If any passwords are associated with credit cards, contact the CC company and get your card replaced (with a new number). If any passwords are associated with a bank or any other savings institution, contact them also and discuss approprate action with them.
The "Find my..." function is pretty much useless if the device is in the hands of a thief. All that is necessary is for the thief to connect to any computer with iTunes and "Restore as new."
The only real protection you have is with the personal information on the device rather than the physical device itself. This requires action before the device is lost/stolen. If the device has significant personal information, it should have a strong 8-digit (or longer) password AND be configured for automatic wipe in the event of ten consecutive incorrect password entries.

I forgot my passcode to my ipad. I recovered it on my laptop w/ iTunes, but i need wifi and it won't connect wifi to the locked ipad. What should i do?

I knew I needed to restore my ipad, since the password was locked. I held the device's home button down, and connected to itunes on my mac. it connected, and said it needed to like do some factory settings, so i did, and it took about 15 minutes while also updating.when it finished it said i needed wifi on my ipad. i dont know why i had no wifi on it. i have fine wifi and i put the ipad in the most avalible wifi room in the house. but i havent used the ipad in weeks so maybe thats why.
What should i do?

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1212

Do I need a security license to setup VPN on router?

Hi All.
I'm trying to setup VPN connections on 2 different routers and I'm not sure about that Do I need a security license to setup VPN connection on router?
First one is 1941-K9 site-to-site.
Second one is 887G-K9, EasyVPN connection.
Both of them don't work properly. What do I need to check on both routers to see if they're abled for vpn connection, maybe some commands as well.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,

yes, for VPN you need a security-license.
The 1941 should show the following line:
rtr-01#sh ver | b Technology
Technology Package License Information for Module:'c1900'
Technology    Technology-package          Technology-package
              Current       Type          Next reboot
ipbase        ipbasek9      Permanent     ipbasek9
security      securityk9    Permanent     securityk9
data          None          None          None
The 887 comes by default with the "Advanced Security" feature-set. That's all you need for that device.
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If I rent a movie in iTunes for my iPhone, Macbook or iPad do I need wifi to watch it?

If I rent a movie in iTunes for my iPhone, Macbook or iPad do I need wifi to watch it?

You should not need it as the film should be downloaded.

Once you buy a movie on an iPad mini do you need wifi to play the movie

Once you buy a movie on an iPad mini do you need wifi to play the movie.?

Once it is downloaded to the device, no.
Rentals will require a connection.

Need of security parameters in reciever mail adapter

helo all.
i just want to know the need of security parameters and persist duration in reciever mail adapter.
waiting for ur response.
bye.
regards.
seeta ram.

Hi Seeta Ram,
If you want to encrypt e-mails and give them a digital signature in the corresponding receiver agreement in the Integration Server then Security Parameters are used.
Persist Duration is used for security archiving.
This link will help you
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/4e/c153426da9bd30e10000000a155106/content.htm
Regards,
Sreenivas
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I need to secure SOAP message sent into SOAP adapter, how to?

Hi guys,
My scenario uses SOAP and I need to secure this SOAP message sent into SOAP adapter. As I have read in the documentation, HTTPS is possible only on the SOAP receiver adapter. But my is SENDER.
COuld you help me please, how to solve it? Or post some link? Or, if you have your own approach, to let me know?
Thanx, Peter

Hi,
you can use SSL with the sender adapter. Please see the extract of the SOAP Adapter FAQ (Note #856597) below:
<b>Q:</b> Can I use SSL for my sender adapter?
<b>A:</b> Yes. Normally, the SOAP adapter servlet runs on the engines HTTP port. But you can activate the engine's HTTPS port so that this servlet can receive messages sent to the HTTPS port. See the documentation about the J2EE engine's security configuration.
I am afraid, I haven't yet tried this myself, so you will need to consult the J2EE documentation.
Regards,
HC

TS3367 Facetime is needing wifi message keeps popping up.

My mother's iphone 4 does not have wifi and the FaceTime is turned off. When she dials someone's number on the keypad, a message saying Facetime is needing wifi keeps popping up. Any idea how to make this message stop popping up? It's frustrating when she's trying to call someone.

Sorry I'm taking so long in replying. Thanks for all the replies. For some reason, the popup isn't coming up anymore (I don't know what resolved that!). We live in two different states so it is difficult to be able to know what problems she's telling me about. She's 79 and this is her first time working with any type of Internet and Email technology (my brother basically "threw" this on her).
Now when she opens the Mail app she only gets a blank page, gray at top, gray at the bottom, with no wording (i.e. Inbox) and after a second or two, it automatically goes back to Home screen. I thought maybe her Mail was Off, so I had to "talk" her into Settings, then to check to see if Mail is On. It is. I myself am not familiar with Iphone. And my idiot brother who's had one for a couple years tells her to talk to me when she has a problem.

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