Wieless security (was: Suspend bug)

Bruno Wolff III bruno at wolff.to
Mon Feb 5 15:11:16 UTC 2007


On Mon, Feb 05, 2007 at 08:38:51 -0600,
  "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com> wrote:
> While it may not provide much in the line of security, enabling WEP
> is still worth while from a liability standpoint. If someone does
> use your wireless connection, and does something illegal, it shows
> that you at least tried to secure it. It is like locking your car
> and taking the keys with you - it will not stop someone from
> stealing it, but it does lessen your liability if someone does steal
> it, and hit someone else. Your insurance company may not cover your
> loss if your left your keys in the car, and you may also be
> partially responsible for damages caused...

But why not just real security. If you require people to create authenticated
tunnels to get their packets anywhere (other than the tunnel end point box)
you can have real security. (This doesn't protect against DOS attacks, but
there nromally isn't a lot of cost effective stuff you can do with wireless.)




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