On Apr 26, 2011, at 12:23 PM, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > >> Just select the defaults of WPA2 and WPA (PSK), and TKIP & AES. >> >> Choose a good passphrase mixing letters and numbers: "Hey it's sn0w1ng >> Macintoshes outside!" > > OTOH, use a passphrase which is a substring of an instance of a Gibson > Research Corporation pseudo-random number generator output. > > A single call to GRC's p-RNG will give you enough characters for: > > 1) the SSID, > > 2) the WPA passphrase, and > > 3) the router password.
All adding vastly more complexity without increasing the security one little bit. In fact, nonsense like this usually REDUCES security, because it guarantees that the password gets written down somewhere. IMO, this is security theatre, not security. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
