Re: 128 bit WEP
- From: General Schvantzkopf <schvantzkopf@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:22:38 -0600
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:11:49 -0600, Ignoramus4611 wrote:
Is 128 bit wep any more secure than 64 bit wep?
This is in context of an apartment building.
The wifi router in question, unfortunately does not support WPA.
How much security do its owners really have?
i
WEP is useful for keeping your neighbors from stealing your bandwidth but
you shouldn't count on it for security. A weak cipher is worse than no
cipher, just ask Mary Queen of Scots (she counted on an easily broken
cipher and it cost her her head).
If you are going to use a wireless network you should treat it like the
Internet, i.e. assume that everything is visible. Put firewalls on all of
your machines with only the ssh port open if you can. Require RSA
authentication on the ssh connections and don't allow root access on ssh.
If you need some other ports open then you should take the same
precautions as you would if those ports were connected to the Internet.
.
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