[ale] About Wireless Connectivity

[Greg]

I think security (implemented) depends on picking how secure(absolute) you
want versus convenience.  There is a reason the major banks, government
3-letter agencies (NSA, CIA, ok 4 letter - NASA) don't use wireless - it is
still unsecure.  I would rather have security and so have banned it in the
Canter household.  Of course, it is a luxury and a cost so that is a reason
also.

Classical argument: go easy or go secure. Windows 98 Vs OpenBSD/NSA
SecureLinux.  Pick one or try to go middle of the road.  I, of course, can
only speak for myself and have picked security(absolute) part of the
spectrum.  Just as I cannot use my laptop on the deck (no cable long enough
to go downstairs and out door) a wireless person cannot say they have a
secure network.  As far as crackers on wheels go - well, how about the ones
in the house/office next door ???  Certainly more convenient for long-term
cracking.

Greg Canter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:30 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] About Wireless Connectivity
>
>
> Stuffed Crust <pizza at shaftnet.org> writes:
>
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 11:35:05AM -0700, Joe wrote:
> > > Re. WEP: Google for "airsnort" and "WEPcrack". These tools,
> among others,
> > > permit WEP keys to be cracked in a matter of minutes on a
> busy network.
> >
> > And it's alwo worth mentioning that every current product I've seen
> > filters out the known weak classes of IVs, which makes cracking WEP
> > brute-force once again.
>
> Really? I wasn't aware of that. Does "current" mean last week, or
> last year? How could I tell if my NICs and AP are doing IV
> filtering?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- Joe Knapka
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