Is it safe/secure to enter one's apple id and password (e.g., email, icloud, Facetime, iTunes, etc.) when attached to a public wifi?

Is it safe/secure to enter one's Apple id and password (e.g., email, icloud, Facetime, iTunes, etc.) when attached to a public wifi?
I would imagine this applies to any iOS mobile device. I need to set up a video conference at a local library meeting room. I was going to use my MacBook Pro and Facetime. When I open Facetime on my MBP, it prompts me for my Apple id and password. If I were to enter it when connected to a pulic wifi, is the transmission of my account info visible?
What about when connecting to something like an Optimum Online hotspot where I need a username and password to access the wifi? Is that any more secure?
Thanks

Thanks. I had heard stories of Apple ids and passwords being stolen when using pulic wi fi.
Thanks again.

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