Is QuickConnect secure?
The answer to this is both yes and no. UIUCnet QuickConnect securely encrypts your username and password when it logs you in to the network, and your password is not part of the information stored in the authentication cookie placed on your system. So logging in is secure. However, unlike the VPN system (which encrypts all communication between your computer and the VPN server), UIUCnet QuickConnect does not change your network communication in any way once you’ve logged in. If you visit a secure web site (https://) or use secure protocols (SSH, SFTP, etc) while logged in to UIUCnet QuickConnect, then that communication is secured by the software involved. If you visit a regular web site (http://) or use insecure protocols while logged in to UIUCnet QuickConnect, then that communication is not secured. UIUCnet QuickConnect does not add any security to a communication method that is insecure to begin with. In order to improve the security experienced by UIUCnet Wireless users, many inse
