From: Vincent C Jones <v.jones@networkingunlimited.com>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Tomas Winkler <tomasw@gmail.com>,
Brian Morrison <bdm@fenrir.org.uk>,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RE: iwl3945 problem with 2.6.25-rc9
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:39:46 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1208608786.3980.7.camel@X61.NetworkingUnlimited.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1208593973.26186.2.camel@johannes.berg>
On Sat, 2008-04-19 at 10:32 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> > At last iwlwifi HW scanning can handle up to 4 essids for direct
> > scan but currently wireless tools interface cannot utilize this.
>
> Does anybody actually *want* that? I personally dislike the behaviour
> of scanning for all previously known SSIDs actively when hidden SSIDs
> are so uncommon, I see it as an information disclosure vulnerability.
I can't speak for what others may want, but the Payment Card Industry
security guidelines include not broadcasting the SSID as one of their
requirements, if that is what you mean by "hidden SSIDs."
--
Vincent C Jones <v.jones@networkingunlimited.com>
Networking Unlimited, Inc.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-19 12:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-15 22:24 iwl3945 problem with 2.6.25-rc9 Marcus Furlong
2008-04-16 18:28 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-16 19:01 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-16 19:26 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-16 19:48 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-16 20:04 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-16 21:22 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-16 22:05 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-16 22:55 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-17 0:06 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-18 3:03 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-18 21:46 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-18 21:57 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-18 22:12 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-18 22:23 ` Brian Morrison
2008-04-18 22:35 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-18 22:38 ` Brian Morrison
2008-04-18 22:37 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-18 22:39 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-19 0:28 ` Tomas Winkler
2008-04-19 8:32 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-19 12:39 ` Vincent C Jones [this message]
2008-04-19 13:09 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-19 13:44 ` Vincent C Jones
2008-04-19 13:48 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-19 13:51 ` Johannes Berg
2008-04-20 15:33 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-20 15:24 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-20 20:39 ` Tomas Winkler
2008-04-21 0:14 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-21 18:39 ` Tomas Winkler
2008-04-21 19:20 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-21 20:47 ` Tomas Winkler
2008-04-20 15:28 ` Dan Williams
2008-04-19 2:32 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-22 23:02 ` Chatre, Reinette
2008-04-23 13:23 ` Marcus Furlong
2008-04-16 23:01 ` Marcus Furlong
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