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can the wifi service provider access or read my gmail chats using wireshark?

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i am connected to the internet in my laptop via wifi connection provided by my company.can the company authorities access and read my gmail chats and mails using wireshark?

asked 06 Jul '12, 21:02

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edited 06 Jul '12, 22:33

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  • NO, if you use encryption (SSL/TLS) AND you take care that nobody tampered with the SSL session (no SSL decryption in place, with the CA imported in your PC system , no SSL error messages while you access google.)
  • YES, if you use plaintext HTTP.
  • YES, if they installed a kind of "agent" (nothing to do with Wireshark!) on your system, as that will give them direct access to the unencrypted data in your browser and probably your keystrokes.

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Kurt

answered 07 Jul '12, 05:30

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