SANS has 42 papers on wireless security: http://www.sans.org/rr/catindex.php?cat_id=68
I also used the OReilly book 802.11 Security There is a good article about WEP at: http://www.80211-planet.com/tutorials/article.php/1368661 The short answer is that using WEP will prevent sniffing, but WEP is not a good choice if you require high security. WEP would be fine for passive snifferes, but it can be broken rather easily (I have read), read some of the above papers to decide if it is secure enough for you. Mitchell ____________________________________________________ http://www.attackprevention.com Information Security documents, articles, and policy But the short answer is that > Hello all: > > I've heard that wireless (802.11b, a, and g) are inherently insecure due > to the ability to sniff packets. > > However, what about using the 64 bit or 128 bit WEP encryption that > comes with the router (such as linksys). Isn't that good enough? > > Where can I get more info on locking down wireless? > > Thanx. > > -- > Matthew H. Stern, CCP/CDP, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Serving the IT industry since 1976 > Comprehensive Computer Services Inc. > www.comprehensive.com > Phone: 631 755-2250, Fax 755-2254 > 560 Broad Hollow Road, Melville NY 11747 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evaluating SSL VPNs' Consider NEOTERIS, chosen as leader by top analysts! The Gartner Group just put Neoteris in the top of its Magic Quadrant, while InStat has confirmed Neoteris as the leader in marketshare. Find out why, and see how you can get plug-n-play secure remote access in about an hour, with no client, server changes, or ongoing maintenance. Visit us at: http://www.neoteris.com/promos/sf-6-9.htm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
