aubuti;361153 Wrote: > SSID hiding doesn't make your computer any less secure.
Actually it does. When you've got a computer configured to connect to a hidden SSID, your computer essentially broadcasts the SSID it would like to connect to, in an attempt to connect. Now if you take that computer to another location, it's still broadcasting the hidden SSID it would like to use. Someone in the know could sniff that SSID and quickly set up an access point using the same SSID, your computer would automatically connect, and then they could sniff unencrypted traffic, redirect DNS, all sorts of things. It's not too different from the sort of malicious wireless networks that have already been seen in some airports and hotels. -- CatBus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CatBus's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7461 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=55229 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
