On 05/21/11 20:05, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > On 05/21/2011 09:22 PM, JD wrote: >> On 05/21/11 19:16, Joe Zeff wrote: >>> On 05/21/2011 06:48 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >>>> (Bad pass-phrase, >>>> no pass-phrase, or written down pass-phrase.) >>> I'd like to point out that writing down your pass-phrase isn't bad if >>> you've written it on a post-it note that never leaves your home. Or, >>> for that matter, if it's saved on a flash drive that's not plugged in >>> for any other reason and, again, never leaves home. If they can find >>> either of those they already have physical access and the game's already >>> over. >> On routers using MAC filtering, >> How quickly do the crackers guess a correct MAC address >> and connect (assuming they somehow got your passphrase)? > They do not usually guess. The use a program that monitors the > traffic, and captures the MAC address of any system that connects to > the router. They then use one of these to connect. > > Mikkel So, the initial connection request goes in the clear! Now that's security!! :) -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
