In message <20060118185700.GS96731@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Ted Faber writes: > > >On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:30:31AM -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: >> The result is that 70% of wireless access points are open and can be >> used by Internet criminals to achieve anonymous access. > >Loaded statement? Check. >Precise statement? Check. >Supported statement? Hmmmm..... > I'm not sure which part your claiming is unsupported; my own informal measurements agree with the 70% number. I'm not at all convinced that "Internet criminals" use such access points as a major means of access, though. However, Phillip's larger point -- that our security mechanisms and products have lousy user interfaces -- is absolutely correct. It's a major issue. --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf