On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 04:20:56PM +0300, Daniel C. wrote:
> Isn't the real issue here that wifi encryption doesn't actually
> prevent people from using your connection to get online?  If it
> offered real security it would be a different matter, but if you
> encrypt/lock down/whatever your wifi and someone uses it anyway, you
> end up in the same boat only without the defense that it was unlocked
> so someone else could have been using it.

I get it. WEP and WPA aren't meant for secure authentication, but for just
encrypting the packets. BUT, if the access point is secured with a truly
random 13-character passphrase, and the SSID is truly unique, I'm not
worried, unless I'm a target. The wardriver will likely move on to the AP
of least resistence, which will not be mine, and I won't have to worry
about SWAT kicking down my door.

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