-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mark Goldstein wrote:
On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM, G T Smith <grahamsmith@gandalfsemporium.homelinux.com> wrote:
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Stan Goodman wrote:
The LAN is not set for either WEP or WPA; neither is necessary in my situation.
The only situation where this is possibly a valid assumption is if and only if you are living in the middle of a desert without any external network connection. Otherwise this is the equivalent of leaving your credit card and password on your doorstop with a 'please take me' sign!
Not necessarily. This is what Bruce Schneier wrote two years ago (and he knows a thing or two about security):
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html
Regards,
Things have moved on a bit in in 2 years, and many of the assumptions made in this article are no longer valid if they were ever viable in the first place. Unfortunately, the belief that being nice and offering the service for free is a good thing does not stand up for long when people have to pick up the bill for the services used, and the liability for the activities of those who use the service. - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkszUNQACgkQasN0sSnLmgJduACfVB9IKiOJeKEtCxjXGB4unrZf imYAoKKamLVQe2H8G279OYnVIhiMb//E =LUce -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org