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> like hardware address whitelisting I wouldn't recommend that in any circumstance, it's completely false security really. MAC filtering is incredibly easy to
by nwh 13y ago
> like hardware address whitelisting
I wouldn't recommend that in any circumstance, it's completely false security really.
MAC filtering is incredibly easy to bypass, all Malory has to do is wait for another device to connect and clone their hardware's address.
- Kurts 13y agoYeah but he doesn't have the password, unless somehow he hacked Google's servers for that specific one. It's the combination of both that makes it unlikely, there are far easier/better/more practical/likely ways of penetrating wifi networks.
- nwh 13y agoMy point was, it's more an illusion of security than anything. Best not to bother at all.
- lrem 13y agoWait until somebody else connects to have his MAC, then wait until he disconnects. Otherwise, you'll see a ton of RST flying, making your connection quite useless. That's a good enough deterrent for the typical "attacker", who just happens to need a connection here and now and saw a network using WEP.
- yardie 13y agoIt's also a diagnosis nightmare. The ISPs in my country used to use WEP with MAC filtering with their wifi-routers. The password was mildly complex (16 characters) and on a label on the box. Most users never changed the password. So Joe Blow connects his laptop using the password on the sticker, and it doesn't work. Imagine the same problem for a few million users. It's false security because (especially for wifi) MAC filtering is like a verbal password that's been written down on a billboard. Everyone can read it so its not a secret.
- nwh 13y agoHeh, even the longest possibly WEP key can be broken in a few minutes with consumer hardware. At least ISPs in Australia use WPA as standard.