On 05/21/11 20:05, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
On 05/21/2011 09:22 PM, JD wrote:
> On 05/21/11 19:16, Joe Zeff wrote:
>> On 05/21/2011 06:48 PM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
>>> (Bad pass-phrase,
>>> no pass-phrase, or written down pass-phrase.)
>> I'd like to point out that writing down your pass-phrase isn't bad if
>> you've written it on a post-it note that never leaves your home. Or,
>> for that matter, if it's saved on a flash drive that's not plugged in
>> for any other reason and, again, never leaves home. If they can find
>> either of those they already have physical access and the game's already
>> over.
> On routers using MAC filtering,
> How quickly do the crackers guess a correct MAC address
> and connect (assuming they somehow got your passphrase)?
They do not usually guess. The use a program that monitors the
traffic, and captures the MAC address of any system that connects to
the router. They then use one of these to connect.
Mikkel
So, the initial connection request goes in the clear!
Now that's security!! :)