der_panzer
join:2003-12-18
Lebanon, TN
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Re: Security is Holistic
said by pcscdma  :
WEP, WPA, AES, VPN, MAC authentication, hide broadcast SID
They don't work unless you turn them on!
Well said. An hour and a half of wardriving in Nashville yielded more than 600 APs. Only about 25% ran WEP, and less than 10% hide SSID.
We weren't even using a fancy setup with a high gain antenna. We had a USB 802.11b adapter on an extension cable slung around the rear view mirror (inside the car).
"There are only two truly infinite things - the universe and stupidity, and I am unsure about the universe" - Albert Einstein |
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kv5e
Ride Free
Premium
join:2001-12-04
Mesquite, TX
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While drive testing in the Metroplex (can you hear me now), I ran Net Stumbler on my laptop. 146 AP's in about 60 minutes. One third (mostly business) were WEP enabled. The other 2/3 were all open, probably with no MAC authentication, and most likely DHCP. A few of the open AP had changed the SSID, but most were defaulted.
I bet a lot of them were in trusted zones too, but it's like picking the neighbor's tomatoes; even if he doesn't have a fence then not yours for the taking so I don't try to connect.
Regards,
KV5E |
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pcscdma
Chocobo Chocobo Random Battle
Premium
join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA
clubs: | reply to kv5e
WEP, WPA, AES, VPN, MAC authentication, hide broadcast SID
They don't work unless you turn them on! |
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