[MLB-WIRELESS] /dev/random WEP Keygen webpage

[Nath P]

good point!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Grech" <vow at optushome.com.au>
To: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] /dev/random WEP Keygen webpage


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Grant Diffey" <nevyn-wlan at artificial-stupidity.net>
>
> > Using a webpage to generate your wep key is just such a
> > mind boglingly stupid idea it's difficult to know where
> > start.
>
> I'll start here: ever used phone banking? YOU HAVE?!? But don't you
realise
> how easy it is for someone to hook up a DTMF decoder to your phone line?
>
> So why do millions of people use phone banking if it's so vulnerable?
> Because it isn't. The chances of someone getting privileged information
this
> way, and then actually ripping you off with it, are about a million to
one.
> Similar to the chances of someone intercepting your web generated wep key,
> finding where you live, and leeching your entire pr0n collection,
actually.
>
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