Re: newbie question

[nospam <nospam () dranem org>]

Yes gmail CAN and DOES [not by default] use SSL
When on an untrusted network
I start the session from
https://gmail.google.com

and It Maintains the session in SSL until I log out

steve

Bora Dal wrote:

> > >  I think GMail uses SSL (https://....) by default; it certainly
> > > supports it.  If you can connect directly to Google, that's probably
> > > good enough.
>
> Gmail does not use SSL in all phases of the your "mail experience". If
> you take a look, SSL is used just in the initial login phase, sending
> your credentials with SSL. The rest of the communication takes place
> without the cover of encryption.
>
> In my opinion the safest gmail use is done through enabling POP3 and
> SMTP with "delete the mail from gmail mailbox after its retrieved
> option" set. The mail dropped into the local mailbox should be
> secured, ofcourse thats another story :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Bora Dal, CISSP, CISA
>
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