[Noisebridge-discuss] WPA ant other network Q's

[joel jaeggli]

Public networks have a lot of shit on them, even if the people that use them aren't hostile sometimes the things they bring with them are. Unprotected networking, like sex has occasionaly serious consequences. The disclaimer is pretty accurate you just need to read it like peter sellers in dr strangelove.


Geoff Horne <horne at slc.com.au> wrote:

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>On 5/28/10 5:07 PM, Ryan Castellucci wrote:
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>> It's still stupid though.  It just raises the bar slightly - someone
>> can sniff the connection once it hits ethernet.
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>Thanks, that's the missing link i was looking for. I stupidly /assumed/
>that the wired chunk of the network was out of bounds. Given that logic,
>yes, slapping on any flavour of WPA is probably not worth it.
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>oh, and re the 'paranoia' comment. If people don't want to be thought of as
>paranoid, you should change the wording of the following sentence
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>   "The network at Noisebridge - like any public network - should
>    be regarded as potentially hostile"
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>I would suggest that the word 'hostile' it be changed to something that
>doesn't imply you think people have an attitude of intense ill will and
>acts like an enemy
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>(I work with a LOT of network security professionals and they all have this
>trait, it's not unique to NB)
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