On Mon, 2010-09-06 at 12:44 -0300, Armando M. Baratti wrote: > Em 06-09-2010 08:45, Mike Sampson escreveu: > > > .... If the OP went with a wireless > > keyboard with properly implemented encryption it could actually be > > more secure than a wired keyboard. > > > > [1] http://www.pcworld.com/article/161166/a_way_to_sniff_keystrokes_from_thin_air.html > > [2] http://lasecwww.epfl.ch/keyboard/ > > > > Regards, > > > > Mike > > > > In fact using a wireless keyboard you're just increasing the chances of > someone get your signal: > > - through the air (exploiting some fail on the encryption) > > *and* > > - through the eletromagnetic field generated by the keyboard (the same > way with wired keyboards, just with a signal slightly weaker for the > absence of the wire). > > Perhaps as Cédric have pointed, someone that could get as near as to get > the signal (and carry the equipment to do do this) probably would use an > easier way to spy on you. > > > Armando Obligatory xkcd =) http://xkcd.com/538/
