Protected WLAN

[James McKenzie]

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:27 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan
<pocallaghan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-05-19 at 21:30 -0700, JD wrote:
>> Gov has made it illegal to publish such algorithms, at least
>> in the USA.
>
> Evidence?
>
Not so.  DES, 3DES and AES are all PUBLISHED alogrithms and are used
by the DoD/NSA (CISSP training from (ISC)2 as source.)  PGP using IDEA
is a published alogrithm.  There are NO bans against publishing them,
just distributing them to "controlled countries" by US law.
Fedora/RedHat have had to take the position that they will supply the
packages to only those who do not export to controlled countries or
banned individuals.

The KEY to security is a STRONG KEY, if using PGP (asymetric key
alogrithm) keeping your private key private, and keeping a shared
secret so.  WPA-2 + AES is a published standard and alogrithm.  It is
best to use a very strong, 168+ bit, key and keeping it secure.

Thus, the key to securing your Wireless network is a combination of
using very strong cryptography and very good physical security
(knowing who is connected and why and who is connected to your
wired+wireless router physically.)

James McKenzie