IB TWS SSL question

Discussion in 'Trading Software' started by rsi80, Aug 27, 2013.

  1. rsi80

    rsi80

    Hi

    IB's TWS has an option during login to enable SSL for encryption all communication with IB's servers.

    My question is: if this SSL option is NOT selected, is the login password transmitted over the internet in plain text or not?

    It'd be appreciated if an IB tech rep could clarify this detail.

    Thanks in advance.
     
  2. ids

    ids

    The user name and the password are always encrypted.