wifi access from laptop to starbucks wifi

[bruce]

hey guys...

time to change the subject/name.. give that the initial OP thread has diverged!!


On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht
<wolfgang.rupprecht at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Bruno Wolff III <bruno at wolff.to> writes:
>> That depends on your threat model. If you don't trust the wireless operator
>> the wireless encryption isn't that big of a deal since you need to use an
>> encrypted tunnel in any case.
>
> No kidding.  You should use some form of end-to-end encryption any time
> you are on the net and don't want your packets looked over.  SSH, HTTPS,
> SMTP w. TLS have their uses.
>
> BTW. Even WPA2-PSK seems to have some weaknesses with respect to
> inter-customer eavesdropping.  There is some claim that the per-host
> keys aren't as securely chosen as they should be.
>
> -wolfgang
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