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Re:D-Link patch doesn’t address all bugs listed in their own... by TheSoftwareGuy on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @10:23PM (#9378557)
>If you can't trust your router, you really just have to initiate a secure VPN connection to a network that isn't out to get you.

:(. that's really frustrating. So you really need to vpn to a secure network anytime you use free Wi-Fi?

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Re:D-Link patch doesn’t address all bugs listed in their own... by wtallis on Tuesday April 14, 2015 @11:22PM (#9378731)
Yeah. With the right security software on your device and the right options on the server you could theoretically initiate a properly secured connection with some web sites, requiring DNSSEC, STS, etc., but for general purpose use you need the VPN.
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