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Muni Wi-Fi Security

Writing in Mobil Pipeline, Frank Bulk asks, Will Muni Wi-Fi Nets Be Secure? At the moment, it looks like it will be up to users to use VPNs or higher-layer encryption to provide their own protection. This is nothing new for users of small-scale hotspots like those in coffee houses — as I write this I'm sitting on an open access point in London, VPN-connected to our office back in Berkeley. What is new with muni Wi-Fi networks will be the scale of the deployment. There will likely be thousands of new Wi-Fi users, a tempting target for thieves and hackers.
via Wi-Fi Net News
By Periodik Labs on July 25, 2005 1:55 AM |

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