New Protection for 802.11

[Mike Rosing]

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, James A. Donald wrote:

>     --
> Reading the Wifi report,
> http://www.weca.net/OpenSection/pdf/Wi-
> Fi_Protected_Access_Overview.pdf
> it seems their customers stampeded them and demanded that the
> security hole be fixed, fixed a damned lot sooner than they
> intended to fix it.
>
> I am struck the contrast between the seemingly strong demand
> for wifi security, compared to the almost complete absence of
> demand for email security.
>
> Why is it so?

Because e-mail goes over a wire and Wifi is broadcast.
Tapping wires is harder than setting up an antenna in
a truck outside your building.

It has a lot to do with psycology and magazine articles.  It has nothing
to do with security.  If a lot of people were getting screwed because
their e-mail was being read, and it got written up in PC magazine,
security would be a much bigger issue.  A lot of Wifi users have been
screwed and it's showed up in trade journals.  That's all!

Patience, persistence, truth,
Dr. mike