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Replacing WEP was Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks
From: Simon Waters <Simon () wretched demon co uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:14:50 +0100
Someone is thinking of doing a community network with Wireless LAN. WEP seems to offer little in this environment, so thinking of replacing it with IP based encryption - sort of a public PKI. Assuming we can get users to switch of non-IP protocols on their client PCs (I know it is hard to right click network neighbourhood and pick properties), do we lose any security at layer two by not using WEP? i.e. Are we more vulnerable to some other types of attack - I'm guessing mostly DoS if any more are possible. But hey they can probably DoS more profitably by stealing the antennas from the relays and selling them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided by the SecurityFocus Security Intelligence Alert (SIA) Service For more information on SecurityFocus' SIA service which automatically alerts you to the latest security vulnerabilities please see: https://alerts.securityfocus.com/
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- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks, (continued)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Jon Larimer (Jul 10)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Matthew Jach (Jul 10)
- Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Joe Shaw (Jul 10)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Bourque Daniel (Jul 10)
- Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Michael H. Warfield (Jul 11)
- Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Dragos Ruiu (Jul 12)
- Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Michael H. Warfield (Jul 11)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Kohlenberg, Toby (Jul 12)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks R. DuFresne (Jul 12)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Kohlenberg, Toby (Jul 12)
- RE: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Mike . Ruscher (Jul 13)
- Replacing WEP was Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Simon Waters (Jul 17)
- Re: Replacing WEP was Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Crist Clark (Jul 22)
- Replacing WEP was Re: Dsniff'ng wireless networks Simon Waters (Jul 17)