3 ms·

While you’re probably not going to be instantly attacked, I still wouldn’t do online banking on a public network.

• numpad0 7y ago
  Every commercial network is a public network in a sense
  • iso1631 7y ago
    I suspect the average public network is more secure than the average bank network
  • dwild 7y ago
    In a boolean sense sure, but the world is more complex that true or false, and some are more public than others.
• billyhoffman 7y ago
  Honest question... why not? Modern banks use HTTPS throughout. The banks I use all have HSTS and use preloading so no hijacking to a non-HTTPS site. I use a password manager so if somehow I do get hijacked and get sent to a phishing site, and even if that phishing site is using a Lets Encrypt cert to prevent the “Not Secure” banner in a modern browser, my password manager isn’t going to recognize the domain so it would not let me attempt to log in even if I wanted to.
  • ceejayoz 7y ago
    This comments thread literally starts with someone who discovered their bank's app wasn't validating the certificate, though.
    • lukewink 7y ago
      In that case it wouldn't be safe to use the app on a private network either.
      • JohnFen 7y ago
        True, but doing so on a private network would still be a whole lot safer than on an open AP.