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Replacing WEP with IPsec on OpenBSD, Windows XP

Posted by timothy on from the nearly-navajo dept.

BSD Forums writes "WEP has been proven insecure and is thus inadequate for protecting a wireless network from eavesdropping or abuse. IPsec can be used as a replacement to WEP in the following scenarios. Joshua Stein has implemented IPsec on OpenBSD with manual keying between a router and a client as a replacement. Also, Thomas Walpuski describes in detail the configuration of an IPsec Host-to-Host connection between OpenBSD and Windows XP Professional with Authentication via X.509v3 Certificates."

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  1. Links links links by coyote4til7 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Slashdot had a long discussion on WiFi security late last hear (Replacing WEP for Wireless Security). ComputerBits has a relatively short overview (Wireless Hot Spot Security) for those who prefer something more organized. Then there's the Unoffical 802.11 Security Page, the website of the WiFi Alliance (the industry group for 802.11) and a nifty google search on WiFi Security.

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  2. Re:PPTP by DrCarbonite · · Score: 5, Informative

    PPTP is not very secure. For more information: http://www.counterpane.com/pptpv2-paper.html and http://www.counterpane.com/pptp-paper.html If you are taking the trouble to replace WEP, you might as well replace it with a good solution. That being said, the worst mistake would be to deploy a "fix" incorrectly... ie: an improperly configured IPSec box is far worse than a correctly configured PPTP.