Tim: >> And there's no such thing as security by obscurity Reindl Harald: > obscurity does not replace security > obscurity is there to EXTEND security In this case (not broadcasting SSID), has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with security, and it NEVER can. Hiding it cannot prevent anyone connecting to the access point, there is NO WAY that it can do it. Anyone who wants to can connect to the access point, whether it's broadcast or not. Including really clueless people with zero hacking skills. Let me repeat that, it is completely impossible to stop anyone from being able to connect to an access point by hiding the SSID. Therefore it is categorically not a security measure, in any way shape or form. Anyone who argues otherwise is a fool. Put your tin hat on, your fingers in your ears, and start chanting "la la la la la," now. Because you're only deluding yourselves, and leading others into a false sense of security. It's one of those dumb things people do because they blindly follow dumb information promulgated by people who have no idea about what they tout. -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
