----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Unger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:11:45 -0900 Subject: Re: [WISPA] WiMAX Security
> Dee, > > There is a lot of interesting info and a lot of speculative and very > wrong info in that article on WiMAX security; especially the part saying > that it's easy to jam WiMAX. Witness the following text from the article: > > > "It is reasonably simple, however, for an attacker to use readily > available tools to jam the spectrum for all planned WiMax deployments. > In addition to physical layer denial of service attacks, an attacker can > use legacy management frames to forcibly disconnect legitimate stations. > This is similar to the deauthenticate flood attacks used against 802.11 > networks. > > Despite good intentions for WiMax security, there are several potential > attacks open to adversaries, including: Rogue base stations, DoS > attacks, Man-in-the-middle attacks and Network manipulation with spoofed > management frames... " > > > > The article author imagines that jammers are going to have $30,000 > licensed "rogue" base stations laying around to jam with. > > The author somehow also imagines the possibility of jamming "all planned > WiMax deployments" - this is a ridiculous statement. > > The author further imagines that jamming will be allowed by the FCC. The > FCC may not act against jammers in license-free spectrum but rest > assured that they will very likely act against jammers in licensed > spectrum. For example, if someone started jamming Verizon cellphone > towers, both Verizon and the FCC would act pretty quickly to find the > guilty party and have them arrested. They could probably even be charged > as a terrorist under current laws. > > I'm glad you posted this link. Like many wireless articles these days, > this one contains some good information and some bad information. All we > need is the knowledge or the resources to tell which is which is which > is which... > > jack > > Hi Jack, Well, try calling me tomorrow. It will be an interesting conversation. -Dee > W.D.McKinney wrote: > > > I am familiar with these issues and hope you have time to read the post > today at > > http://www.dailywireless.org/ > > > > Cheers, > > -Dee > > > > Alaska Wireless Systems > > 1(907)240-2183 Cell > > 1(907)349-2226 Fax > > 1(907)349-4308 Office > > www.akwireless.net > -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
