On 05/23/2011 12:18 PM, Tim Smith wrote: > When it talks about SSID IEs, however, it isn't mentioning Probe Response or > Beacon explicity, but uses the weasel phrase "or that do not advertise an > authorised SSID" without specifying *HOW* that SSID is to be advertised :-) > Also note the "an authorised SSID" in the sense of "at least one". > > I can "advertise an authorised SSID" in selected Probe Responses only when > the Probe Request contained that SSID and satisfy that requirement[1]. > I bow to your obvious expertise in this .. but it sure seems like it violates the intent of the spec ... nitpicking the doc aside :-) And I'll stick with my suggestion for people to stop recommending hiding SSID as a security measure - it still sounds like bad advice to me - unless an expert (Tim?) tells me otherwise .. :-) Thanks Tim for jumping in on this ... -- 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
