Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
| reply to morbo
Re: interesting
the wep thing makes it shaky on the legal side, auto locking onto wireless networks is hard to make illegal. my laptop if left turned on will find and access an unsecure WIFI link if it sees it because that is what windows does if it cant find any of my default networks.
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO
 ·Charter Pipeline
| Most wireless drivers allow you to turn off automatic association because of the potential grave security risks involved. Some folks put up "honey pot" open APs so that once you associate, they attack your computer and try to compromise it. They can also perform man-in-the-middle attacks where they sniff your packets and directing your traffic to an unencrypted locally hosted sites that fish you for information.
I have my laptop set so that it does not associate to any APs that are not already setup in my profile. I have to deliberately setup a new profile to associate to any new AP.
I would also draw a distinction between accidental association and using the open AP. |
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