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That's just a case that it doesn't help with. But—correct me if I'm wrong—it does help in the case where you have a home wifi network, that your devices all co
by toomim 8y ago
That's just a case that it doesn't help with.
But—correct me if I'm wrong—it does help in the case where you have a home wifi network, that your devices all connect to, and remember the network. It will encrypt all the traffic of your devices. An attacker can't create a different network with the same SSID and trick existing devices to connect to it, right?
If I'm right, then this is quite valuable. It means that most home users can have an encrypted LAN without having to remember the password and tell all their guests what it is whenever they have a visitor.
- konschubert 8y ago> An attacker can't create a different network with the same SSID and trick existing devices to connect to it, right? Can't he? Wouldn't the existing devices just try to connect to whatever broadcasts that SSID.
- josteink 8y agoSome devices actually verify the MAC of the sender, but that’s probably the exception and not the rule.
- NickNameNick 8y agoThat wouldn't help - Its trivial to configure an access point to advertise a user-selected MAC address, and the MAC address of an AP is broadcast in the clear even on WPA2 encrypted networks.
- vengefulduck 8y agoI think the parent post is referting to a Message Authentication Code not a mac address which an attacker couldn't forge.
- Avamander 8y agoThe signal just has to be stronger and they will at some point.