gwion
wild colonial boy
Premium,ExMod 2001-08
join:2000-12-28
Pittsburgh, PA
| I've already made my sentiments clear...
... can a thief be prosecuted for making his entry through an unlocked door? People are responsible for their actions... and leaving a 5 dollar bill on your desk shouldn't be seen as surrendering your rights to it... nor should an insecure network be regarded as a legal red carpet for cyber-trespassing.
The only complexity comes in when you consider how many legitimate hotspots there are, and it may become difficult to prove knowledge or intent, in some cases. But where knowledge and intent are clear, why should a common cracker be exculpated because the "door is unlocked?"
On the other hand, it's like any other network appliance. It's the owner's responsibility to secure it... and leaving it insecure after being constructively notified it's insecure is irresponsible, and may certainly create liabilities on the part of the negligent owner... of course, any insecure router can be exploited, wireless or wired, given the right holes and the right tools and toys. But wirelesses are more exploitable, because it's rather trivial to do the work, once an open one is found...
What we need is to work out a sound, very strong universal authentication and encryption scheme, I think... something that's a no-brainer to activate, and that raises the stakes for the cracker such that it's not so significantly easier to crack a wireless than a hardwired network.
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The willow bends unbroken when angry tempests blow, The stately oak is levelled and all its strength laid low...Oliver Wendell Holmes |
technick
Premium
join:2000-12-16
Loganville, GA
| The technology is available to hender cracking wireless networks, but it comes with such a high price tag, it's cheaper to buy a new car almost.
The TCO is really to high for good security, or the knowledge requirements are to high. Either or, u decide. |
