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keith2468
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join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB

reply to Natoma

Re: Beware SSID Hiding

The author of the paper »www.icsalabs.com/html/communitie···ding.pdf
doesn't understand how hiding an SSID improves security.

It improves security against accidental connection by non-crackers and beginner scriptkiddies.

Also, he isn't talking about WLANs in SOHO and home environments.


ZOverLord
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join:2003-10-20
Minneapolis, MN

With some of the current FREE utilities unless you are using WPA, it does not matter much.

The headers in WEP are not encrypted anyway, and since the headers contain the SSID from the client Adapters, well enough said.

Check out this thread:

»The Motherload of Windows Wireless Tools/Links


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