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IEEE Approves 802.11i
Dozix007 writes "IEEE has approved a
new wireless security protocol dubbed 802.11i, intended to finally
provide sufficient security for wireless connections that users don't
need to rely on alternate security layers. The new specification works
by using AES encryption
in the transceiver itself, encrypting data directly at the level just
above the actual radio pulses themselves. That makes it transparent for
applications sending data through the radio, so legacy programs running
on new 802.11i-compliant hardware will automatically get the benefits
of the new protocol without the need for modification."
i am not buying or upgrading anymore 802***** equipment until someone comes out with a standard that allows me to broadcast to unused radio stations in my car stereo ;)
802.11i approves YOU!
(Come on folks, this really IS funny if you think about it)
yes I have a busted return and . key :)
Yeah - the eye chart of 802.11a/b/g/i, the crappy security that goes with all of those (wait a year or two, and see if i is all that secure), and the interoperability problems between them (and between different manufacturers, even within the same standard!).
I hope I'm wrong about 802.11i, but I have more faith in history than I do in companies and their marketing deparments.
Why would it? People don't turn on WEP/WAP today as it is. I can fire up kismet and litterally walk down the street and get a half dozen "linksys" hotspots without any WEP whatsoever.
Mine actually doesn't have WEP on it either but the AES ipsec configuration and the OBSD router keep the flies away.