[ale] [OT] mini-whimper about data runs & conduit

Jonathan Rickman jonathan at xcorps.net
Tue Dec 2 14:29:04 EST 2003


On Tuesday 02 December 2003 12:41, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:

> Anyone know anything about the security implications of powerline
> ethernet? Can my neighbors sniff my traffic?

Technically yes. Practically no. Many of the latest devices include built 
in HW encryption. Some of the high end devices (read: expensive) have 
authentication as well. I'll go out on a limb and say it's better than 
wireless.

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Jonathan Rickman
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