Re: Does Wi-Fi Security Really Matter?
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2018 15:58:51 +1300, I wrote: > Seems the Wi-Fi Alliance is having yet another crack at coming up with > a really secure protocol, this time to be called WPA3 > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/09/wi_fi_wpa3/>. Turns out the new spec (or at least some implementations of it) has some serious flaws that imperil its security <https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/04/serious-flaws-leave-wpa3-vulnerable-to-hacks-that-steal-wi-fi-passwords/>. > Does anybody care? Remember that on the Internet, security is > implemented between the endpoints, the protocols are designed not to > care that everything in-between might be pawed through by > eavesdroppers, or even active attackers trying to inject fake data. What I said here still goes. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug