At 6:54 AM -0500 4/3/2003, Eric B. Richardson wrote: >At 5:21 PM -0800 4/2/03, Jack Russell wrote: >> >>When you use a wifi network for online shopping, your information, >>credit card data, etc. is going out as a radio signal. It is a >>legitimate concern depending on location. If you live a half mile from >>the nearest neighbor? It's no concern. > >But if you have 128 bit encryption enabled, shouldn't that stop them >from getting that kind of info, at least easily?
It would if encryption weren't flawed. Apparently the beginning of every encrypted packet is a block of fixed data. This is an absolute no no for encryption. There are evidently sniffer programs (for WinHell) to watch wifi traffic and decrypt packets to get the key. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
