tag:ask-leo.com,2009://3/tag:ask-leo.com,2008://3.3504- 2009-11-18T17:50:07Z Comments for How do I know if I have WPA or WEP I can use when traveling? Movable Type 4.25 tag:ask-leo.com,2008://3.3504-comment:32814 Comment from Rahul on 2008-09-18 Rahul one question - if the hot-spot turns on the encryption but openly announce the password would it still protect my computer from snooping by others connected to the same hot-spot?
Interestingly enough, the answer appears to be no - anyone sharing that hotspot by virtue of having the encryption password would be able to sniff your traffic.

I have heard that there are potential improvements in the works, but that's a ways off.

-Leo

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