Philip Stortz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >not to wet on your charcoal, but wireless lan is totally insecure, even if >it is "only" your credit >card info on it, much less if it has business info. see: > >< http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010808S0042> >< http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20010803S0082> > >most disturbing, it takes 15 minutes with a 40 bit key, less than an hour >even with 128 bit key.
Wouldn't credit card info typically also be encrypted by your browser before it's even sent over your wireless LAN? In any case, if you want "totally insecure," see my mailbox. A thief could take my credit card info out of my mailbox in about 5 seconds. :/ Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees. ;) -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
