Is it secure to use ubuntu for online banking

[Bob Jonkman]

This is what Jack Bowling <jbinpg at shaw.ca> said
about "Re: Is it secure to use ubuntu for " on 27 Jun 2007 at 16:21

> Anybody that does not clear all cookies after doing online banking is
> not practising safe internet sex.
> 
> Jack

Be sure to clear the cache, browser history and stored passwords too.

--Bob.



> On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 07:12:12AM -0700, Victor Mendonça wrote:
> 
> 
> > It would increase security this way. Let's say you use Opera for banking and firefox or epiphany for normal browsing. Any site that tries to access or get access of your firefox cookies will not have access to the Opera cookies, which will be the banking ones.... Hence more secure....
> > 
> > 
> > Vic.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: R. Wood <rw at ncf.ca>
> > To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 6:41:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: Is it secure to use ubuntu for online banking
> > 
> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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> > Allegedly, on Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 09:08:49PM -0700, Victor Mendonça
> > stated:
> > > On 6/24/07, Stan Vincent wrote: 
> > > > From: Mazen Ghattas ; Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:35:48 PM
> > > > > Hi: Just a quick question.  Is it safe to use Ubuntu for online
> > > > > banking.  Thanks in advance for your response.  Stan
> > > >
> > > > Absolutly!
> > > > 
> > > > Mr. V 
> > 
> > Agreed.  Both Ubuntu and other operating systems have web browsers that
> > use 'https' (i.e. SSL) encryption.  If your bank's online banking web
> > site uses 'https' in the URL (instead of just 'http'), then the
> > information being transmitted online is encrypted, and thus as 'secure'
> > as it gets.
> > 
> > > One thing you could do too to increase security is use one browser
> > > just for banking and another for all other sites.... Ubuntu has so
> > > many browsers available that it should be easy to decide on which one
> > > to use....
> > > 
> > > Vic.
> > 
> > It might be useful to state how this behaviour allegedly 'increases
> > security'.
> > 
> > Have Fun with GNU/Linux,
> > Raymond
> > - -- 


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