[CentOS] WEP and CentOS 4

Tue Jun 7 21:41:25 UTC 2005
Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists at uni-x.org>

Am Di, den 07.06.2005 schrieb Bryan J. Smith  um 23:17:

> The idea, as always, is to make yourself a smaller target than the next guy.
> 
> As always, standard:  
> - No SSID broadcast
> - No Open System access
> - MAC filtering
> - WEP
> - Always VPN
> 
> Use WPA/802.1x if you've got it.

> Bryan J. Smith   mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org

Proven what not secures wireless LAN:
MAC Filtering, SSID hiding, LEAP Authentication (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS or
PEAP would be secure alternates), switching off DHCP, postitioning of
the antenna, change to 1a (5 GHz) or to Bluetooth

Paper about good instructions:
http://www.lanarchitect.net/Articles/Wireless/SecurityRating/

Alexander


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