On 06/22/2010 03:17 PM, Tim was caught red-handed while writing:: > On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 13:23 -0700, JD wrote: > >> Choose WPA2 with AES (aka CCMP), and you're safe >> (until someone comes along and exposes to the world >> that it is breakable). >> > Well, to be pedantic, if someone cracks it but doesn't publicly prove > it, you're still unsafe. ;-) > > You really have to wonder at manufacturers who continue to offer unsafe > hardware, providing options that were proved unsafe years ago. And even > more so when they set them as the default! > > And I'm sick of products with totally misleading documentation. For > instance, this bullshit is written with my Dlink router: > > "Enabling Hidden Mode is another way to secure your network. With this > option enabled, no wireless clients will be able to see your wireless > network when they perform scan to see what's available. In order for > your wireless devices to connect to your router, you will need to > manually enter the Wireless Network Name on each device." > > It's utterly wrong in the first sentence. Hiding the SSID broadcast > doesn't "secure" anything, at all. The clueless will set it, thinking > it makes them safe, when it doesn't offer them the slightest bit of > protection Ah.... The Genius of Marketing!! A friend who was a marketing/salesman rep for a big company told us this joke at a dinner: Two marketing guys from 2 different companies are talking. Q: Which one of them is lying? A: The one whose lips are moving. -- 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
