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Re: Wireless keyboard & mouse
From: Martin Spinassi <martins.listz () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:25:52 -0300
On Tue, 2008-09-16 at 11:09 +0000, sfmailsbm () gmail com wrote:
Dear List, Wanted to know if there are any known or potential security issues in the use of wireless devices like mouse, and particularly keyboards We know that wireless is by default not secure, what security features do these devices offer to mitigate risk of sniffing keystrokes over the air Did not find much on this subject, maybe it's a non-issue Thanks for your comments
I've read some time ago about weak encryption methods in wireless input devices as keyboards. I've found some of them. http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Security-firm-cracks-encryption-for-Microsoft-s-wireless-keyboards--/news/99873 http://www.dreamlab.net/download/articles/27_Mhz_keyboard_insecurities.pdf Problem becomes bigger with new keyboards using bluetooth connection. Cheers. MartÃn
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