Thread: Connecting to wlans with hidden SSIDs
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jgombos is offline jgombos
2008-12-04 , 07:30
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Originally Posted by speculatrix View Post
tell your employer that a hidden SSID wifi access point is utterly ******ed, it doesn't make things more secure, and can really screw up WPA of variou types.

let me guess, it's running WEP, and employer has used mac "authentication", to "improve" security, so it's actually got a pretense of security!
This isn't a mom and pop shop; it's a large aerospace company. Although I generally agree, advice from an employee with respect to how security should be structured is unlikely to be appreciated.

I just found out the wifi part of the LAN is not for personal use - so I have a compelling reason to give up on it. I'm still curious from an academic standpoint though.

The employer gave me a temporary account before I was aware of the AUP. The account was expressed with a username, password, and ssid. I find it odd that a username would acompany the password. It suggests to me that it's an open AP, and perhaps has a web login. Does that sound right? I don't think a username is useful for authentication at the link layer.