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Does OS X probe for hidden SSIDs
The story mentioned that WinXP did this. What about Mac OS X?
Posted by: mertt   Posted on: 03/26/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Does OS X probe for hidden SSIDs  mertt | 03/26/07
All OSes can do it. The question is whether it lets you disable.  georgeou | 03/26/07
OSX probing  techknowshaman@... | 03/27/07
As of OS X 10.4, the ability to turn off probing was removed  georgeou | 04/01/07
Can OSX 10.4.9 turn off probing  Punchinello | 05/08/07
So at home  mtgarden | 03/26/07
If you're already using WPA-PSK, SSID hiding is harmful to your laptop  georgeou | 03/26/07
Then,  mtgarden | 03/26/07
There is no such thing as hiding the AP  georgeou | 03/26/07
About the CISSP, I'm trying to get them to fix their training  georgeou | 03/26/07
So true...  PhilippeV | 03/27/07
Nope  ajmac2 | 03/26/07
No, I'm saying "hidden" SSID is dangerous for your laptop  georgeou | 03/26/07
Missing Something  TripleII | 03/26/07
No, here's why  georgeou | 03/26/07
I don't understand...  Kikaida | 03/27/07
SSID and spoofing  PhilippeV | 03/27/07
George - Updated ICSA whitepaper link - previous one is broken...  webgrokker | 03/28/07
Smart update  klumper | 03/28/07
Thanks, I updated the link  georgeou | 04/02/07
I use  none none | 03/26/07
That doesn't help. You should be using WPA  georgeou | 03/26/07
Re: That doesn't help. You should be using WPA  none none | 03/26/07
Priceless  TripleII | 03/26/07
It probably doesn't matter...  GW Mahoney | 03/26/07
I've seen performance hits for using WEP instead of WPA  georgeou | 03/26/07
Mac Address Filtering  TripleII | 03/26/07
No, it's a waste of time if you're using real security  georgeou | 03/26/07
Not entirely a waste  rpmyers1 | 03/26/07
When that sign costs more than a steel perimeter, it's a bad investment  georgeou | 03/26/07
WEP Only devices  rpmyers1 | 04/02/07
Update the device to WPA or be forced to run weak security  georgeou | 04/02/07
Re: Not entirely a waste  none none | 03/26/07
WPA PSK is MUCH easier  georgeou | 03/26/07
What's easier to manage?  Resuna | 03/27/07
MAC is not a legitimate way to block devices from a WLAN  georgeou | 03/27/07
"No further replies to this post will be accepted."  Resuna | 03/28/07
Corporations don't use PSK mode  georgeou | 03/28/07
Good point  GW Mahoney | 03/26/07
Oh but that's wrong, you CAN use an IP and MAC at the same time  georgeou | 03/26/07
Then I agree  TripleII | 03/26/07
Your laptop will always probe  georgeou | 03/26/07
How to disable probing in OS X 10.4.9?  unzdn | 03/26/07
If there's no security on your hidden SSID  georgeou | 03/26/07
Don't be so quick to agree...  Cornhead | 03/26/07
But no one's cracked WPA  georgeou | 03/26/07
Keep hammering the point  klumper | 03/27/07
Know your audience...  Cornhead | 03/26/07
Let me ask you some questions as a home user  georgeou | 03/26/07
Know thy enemy...  Cornhead | 03/26/07
That's called the "stick your head in the sand" approach  georgeou | 03/26/07
au contraire, mon frere...  Cornhead | 03/26/07
Don't know what your point is  georgeou | 03/26/07
Know your audience...  Cornhead | 03/27/07
Then again..  KWierso | 03/27/07
Calling Cornhead  klumper | 03/27/07
Thanks George, You Convinced me!  bka1959 | 03/26/07
No problem, I also hope I saved you some time on avoiding nonsense  georgeou | 03/26/07
Re: Let me ask you some questions as a home user  none none | 03/26/07
Breaking in to a home is a lot more risky  georgeou | 03/26/07
Re: Breaking in to a home is a lot more risky  none none | 03/26/07
Thank you  georgeou | 03/26/07
Not everybody talks WPA  bowman@... | 05/14/07
maybe better questions?  dick@... | 03/27/07
Re: Know your audience...  none none | 03/26/07
Pop Quiz time!  toadlife | 03/26/07
Assuming there's equal entropy in the PSK, they're equally secure  georgeou | 03/26/07
Come on George!  toadlife | 03/26/07
my answer is  w3nd13 | 03/26/07
hardwired is nice and easy but  dick@... | 03/27/07
without a doubt the answer is ....  thelemite | 03/28/07
lol  toadlife | 03/28/07
Only if you believe in fairy tales  georgeou | 03/28/07
Wireless Security myths .. yep  gmiller@... | 03/27/07
additional data  gmiller@... | 03/27/07
MAC filtering uses...  Resuna | 03/27/07
Proposition for you George  t00 m4d f00 | 03/27/07
Re: Proposition for you George  none none | 03/27/07
Nice one, lol  georgeou | 03/27/07
(nt)Maybe his house is made of concrete?  toadlife | 03/27/07
Quantify the exposure on WEP?  Resuna | 03/27/07
Look up active WEP attacks  georgeou | 03/27/07
How lucky do you feel?  klumper | 03/27/07
Lucky Enough.....  ruprick_z | 03/27/07
Don't give up quite yet  klumper | 03/28/07
PS  klumper | 03/28/07
Roku + WPA works  jmelnik | 04/05/07
distributed computing demos!  PhilippeV | 03/27/07
You don't need distributed or even a powerful PC for WEP  georgeou | 03/27/07
WPA-Enterprise is Easy and FREE  uberpinguin | 03/27/07
I've been using TinyPEAP, but you can also use openwrt with freeradius  georgeou | 03/27/07
Encryption  donthetech | 03/27/07
We can quantify the exposure of home users!  PhilippeV | 03/27/07
Wireless security  micallefman@... | 03/27/07
You've asked the right person  georgeou | 03/27/07
MAC filtering is useful  sdgeek | 03/27/07
You got that right  Krazyken39 | 03/29/07
A few corrections  klumper | 03/29/07
Maybe I should have said  Krazyken39 | 03/30/07
The unaccounted factor  klumper | 03/30/07
Good Report  fasthair | 03/29/07
In car talk  klumper | 03/29/07
Wow this is the post that never dies!  tschrock | 04/01/07
Drive by WiFi  D-cat | 04/01/07
Securing your AP with a unique MAC is useless and time consuming  jakesty | 04/01/07
MAC can be changed for all NICs, some easier than others  georgeou | 04/02/07
SSID broadcasting - your conclusion seems wrong to me  ivo_z | 04/05/07
Laptop is at much greater risk  georgeou | 04/05/07
SSID Hiding DOES provide value  robkraft@... | 07/20/07
SSID hiding makes you MORE vulnerable  georgeou | 03/06/08
You don't understand...  Jxn | 01/05/08
MAC address filtering  justincase@... | 01/10/08
It's easier on a smaller scale, but why bother if it's useless?  georgeou | 03/06/08

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