Allow Unsecured Password – Dial up Connection Question?
beccasmom99 asked:
Yes, I’m still in the internet stoneage and using dial up (but not for long). I’ve been having problems with my ISP and the only way I could connect was do allow an unsecured password. I called them and they had me delete all my shortcuts and redo the setup for the connection. I recieved an email telling me they changed my password and got it to work. Until then, I had been careful about the sites I went to. Last night, assuming this was all working correctly again, I went in to my Chase account and my credit monitoring account. Afterwards, I got the feeling that I should’ve checked that connection first and sure enough – it was still on ‘allow unsecured password.’
Yes, I’m still in the internet stoneage and using dial up (but not for long). I’ve been having problems with my ISP and the only way I could connect was do allow an unsecured password. I called them and they had me delete all my shortcuts and redo the setup for the connection. I recieved an email telling me they changed my password and got it to work. Until then, I had been careful about the sites I went to. Last night, assuming this was all working correctly again, I went in to my Chase account and my credit monitoring account. Afterwards, I got the feeling that I should’ve checked that connection first and sure enough – it was still on ‘allow unsecured password.’
Is it just the ISP password that’s unencrypted when you do this? Are my passwords for the other two sites at risk? Needless to say, I’m dropping this ISP – but I wanted to get some more info on this since I don’t know much about it.
Gabriel
Ray
It’s just your ISP password that’s unencrypted – assuming that the sites you visit have adequate security/encryption, your username/password for those should be perfectly safe.
Doris
Its just your ISP password that is unencripted .
The Financial management sites are all over SSL and relatively safe from hacking.
The worst that can happen in your situation is that someone can use (steal) your dialup connection by listning to your phone line (via a modem) and picking up the username password.
Elizabeth
Just your dial-up, the websites themselves deal with password security, usually using an SSL certificate.