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Best Wireless SSIDs You Have Seen?
Ant writes "Best SSIDs you have seen is the name of the new Broadband Reports' wireless security forum.
Funny ones listed that made me chuckle: WardriversOpenAP,
GET LOST,
HackedAP,
SecureAP (no WEP/WPA), TOP_SECRET, HPD-FieldOffice,
MiddleEarth, HoneyPot, mine, and people's full/last name." I think naming your network 'Default' or 'Linksys' should be a crime ;)
Wow, a "story" on a slashdot forum about a lame "what's the best post" on another forum.
Too bad I can't mod the entire story as -1 LAME.
WEP is secure enough imho, and anyway, it's all my router supports and I'm not going to fork out for a new one just yet. In the meantime I change the keys weekly. Sure a MAC address can be cloned, but it's not exactly something that your average script kiddie is going to do. Hell, if someone really wanted to see what I was up to they could just tempest my CRT. It's about an apropriate level of security, and for me, MAC filtering, not broadcasting my SSID, and changing my WEP keys is enough.
Although lots of people are bashing it, I think default is actually quite a good name (assuming that the router isn't still in its completely default config!) Linksys is not so good as it gives away the manufacturer and allows an attacker to target the attacks. I do however think that default is a lot better than people using house or family names, as that identifies where the AP is. Even using mordor or middleearth or similar can give away your interests, and thus possibly who you are to someone who knows your street well... default is nice and unassuming.
Turning off the SSID is a great step towards keeping the wardrivers away, but if you have a neighbor that wants to get on that network, it won't stop them. The SSID, unfortunately, is still broadcast in the association frames even if beacon frames are disabled. A dedicated attacker is going to get in, so best use something other then just WEP with MAC filtering and beacon frames disabled.
Umm....let's see how hard it is to figure out who is running an AP.
Step 1. Get laptop or $20 Wifi strength meter.
Step 2. Walk around.
Step 3. Use publicly available sources to find out who lives there
And if you really think someone gives a shit if you like LOTR, I think you need a bigger tinfoil hat buddy.
In the process committing a serious crime.
You don't have the right to decide how other people should manage their network. The fault here lies with the manufacturers for providing systems that require too much effort to secure.
Terrorising people into behaving in the way you think they should is despicable. Who made you King?
Looking for an Information Security student project suggestion?
Try http://dotcrimeManifesto.com/
The real question is why you feel the need to "help your neighbors"? What's the point?
It's not your job and they didn't ask you to. An open AP is not hurting anyone.
If you have an innate need to contribute to society, pick up trash by the side of the road... visit old folks in a retirement home... give blood... contribute to a SourceForge project.
But don't hack your neighbors to "teach them a lesson".
Agile Artisans
Who made you King?
Linksys did. Dude, read the post you're replying to, ok?
Assorted stuff I do sometimes: Lemuria.org
And then explain to the judge that "yes, your honor, this drive is encrypted to the point the NSA can't break in, but no, I'm too stupid to enable WEP, and no, I just can't remember the pass-phrase for the drive".
- Andreas