On Oct 11, 8:23 am, Dwight Hines <[email protected]> wrote:
> Subject: Insecure MacIntosh Powerline Networks: AT&T Liable?
>
> Researching the use of Powerline adapters for in-home, or even within
> business sites, you notice immediately that if you are using a pc instead of
> a Macintosh computer, there is a specific software package you can download
> to secure your Powerline adapters. The notice of the insecurity does not
> note that you can not use the software on MacIntosh systems, though it goes
> into good enough detail to explain that anyone that is on the same side of
> the neighborhood transformer as you are has easy access to your Powerline
> network, and all of its contents.
>
><SNIP>
> And, has anyone figured out how to “secure” the individual Powerline
> adapters?
>
> Dwight Hines
> IndyMedia
> St. Augustine, Florida
I don't know what they are selling you on your side of the pond, but
in the UK the powerline adapters that BT give away with their TV boxes
send encrypted data and need to be paired with each other (you can
have several 'slave' units paired to one 'master') so the only way a
hacker could access your data would be to get physical access to the
'master' unit (and be on the same mains circuit) they do not have any
software (but have a firmware page you can access with a web browser
to set up things like IP address & DHCP etc) and are paired by holding
buttons down in certain combinations.
They are certainly more secure than many wireless setups (I can
connect to at least 2 unsecured wireless points and I am not even in
an inner city area!).
Ben.
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