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Re: Wifi Security
From: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 19:12:10 +0100
* joelja () darkwing uoregon edu (Joel Jaeggli) [Mon 21 Nov 2005, 18:52 CET]:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Stephen J. Wilcox wrote:On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:Why would you even need to set up an AP? Why not just sit and sniff traffic? Gets you the _exact_ same information.man in the middle is easier if you are the gateway, no need to steal arpyou don't have to steal arp on a wireless network, you just sniff the frames as they go by.
As others pointed out (to me as well), for a _man in the middle_ attack (e.g. impersonating www.paypal.com) it is necessary to play ARP games or otherwise insert yourself in the flow of traffic.
-- Niels.
Current thread:
- Wifi Security Ross Hosman (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Ross Hosman (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Niels Bakker (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Christian Kuhtz (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Christopher L. Morrow (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Ross Hosman (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Joel Jaeggli (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Niels Bakker (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Randy Bush (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Jim Popovitch (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Joel Jaeggli (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security william(at)elan.net (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Steven M. Bellovin (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Joel Jaeggli (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Joel Jaeggli (Nov 21)
- Re: Wifi Security Steven M. Bellovin (Nov 21)