-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ...because I knew this group would appreciate it.
I tripped over a sober "mea culpa"[1] from Microsoft just now . (Note their use of "non-broadcast networks", here, does not refer to the Ethernet broadcast domain, but WLANs whose SSIDs are not broadcast by the AP for clients to "hear" prior to association.) - From a TechNet article[2]: "When non-broadcast networks are used to hide a vulnerable wireless network—such as one that uses open authentication and Wired Equivalent Privacy—a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003-based wireless client can inadvertently aid malicious users, who can detect the wireless network SSID from the wireless client that is attempting to connect. Software that can be downloaded for free from the Internet leverages these information disclosures and targets non-broadcast networks." Suddenly makes me feel all warm and fuzzy toward...oh, wait. No it doesn't. ;-) I wonder what Unices exhibit this behavior, too... Cheers, - -sth [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mea_culpa#Popular_meaning [2] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726942.aspx sam hooker|http://www.noiseplant.com|i am between the internet -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkjY+wgACgkQX8KByLv3aQ1pfwCg36wtXVQMszdamD6zemkN6b53 Y8MAoPZWj5CDIURyu3IjawMXCO9pBqqE =tc7Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
