I am new to this list so excuse me if this is inappropriate but, since we are on the topic of security. Can anyone suggest a best practice for securing ptp and ptmp bridge links? Many vendors claim that their proprietary software is all the security you need but is that true? I know that WEP is pretty much worthless these days so I am looking for something stronger and rather simple to set up, if it exists.
What do you think? Again, my apologies again if this is inappropriate :) Thanks! Kind Regards, Ronen Isaac www.conticomp.com AOL IM: ccro02 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Baer Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 5:57 PM To: nycwireless@lists.nycwireless.net Subject: Re: [nycwireless] RE: Secure your Public Wi-Fi Connections with FREEiPig BETA download Ok here's the question ... (Not to knock the product, just a personal question) Do people actually *trust* 3rd party VPNs? Would you trust the "iOpus' secure connection servers deep in the Internet."? I fully agree w/ the CTO's comment but would you download + trust the app after the zero config installation? - Jon On Oct 17, 2006, at 12:40 PM, Alison Minaglia wrote: > FREE iPig BETA Secures Wi-Fi Connections During Digital Life > October 12, > 2006 > > First and only zero-configuration Wifi-security VPN solution with > Free VPN > Server > > New York, NY -- (October 12, 2006) -- iOpus, a provider of cost > effective, > cutting edge technology utilities that are both powerful and easy > to use, > announced the iOpus Private Internet Gateway (iPig) as a free beta > product > to consumers or end users worldwide. iPig is downloadable from the > company's website at http://www.iopus.com/ipig/download > > The new offering, aimed at consumers and small businesses seeking > to secure > their laptop connections at public hotspots, offers powerful 256- > bit AES > encryption technology. The iOpus Private Internet Gateway (iPIG) > creates a > secure "tunnel" that protects your inbound and outbound communications > (Email, Web, IM, VOIP, calls, FTP, etc.) at any Wi-Fi hotspot or wired > network. The internet connection may be a free or commercial Wi-Fi > hotspot, > an Ethernet network jack in your hotel room, or a network drop in > the office > you're visiting. > > > > iPig is the only zero-configuration VPN solution that offers a free > VPN > Server. Instead of having the Pig client send all data to our secure > connection servers, you can set up your own secure connection > server. Just > like the iPig client, the iPig Server is extremely easy to install. > All you > need is a PC or Server with a permanent Internet connection. With > your own > iPig Server, no data passes through our server, thus 100% privacy is > ensured. > > > > iPIG shields your data from even the most sophisticated methods of > online > spying and snooping like the "Evil twin attacks". In addition, your > sensitive information is not only protected between your computer > and the > <http://www.dirfile.com/ipig_wifi_hotspot_vpn_security.htm> > wireless access > point you're using, but all the way to iOpus' secure connection > servers deep > in the Internet. This ensures that your data can't be easily hijacked > through the air and at the point it transitions to a "wired" Ethernet > connection. Unlike other > <http://www.dirfile.com/ipig_wifi_hotspot_vpn_security.htm> > technologies, > iPig works with any kind of Internet connection (Wifi, WLAN, > <http://www.dirfile.com/ipig_wifi_hotspot_vpn_security.htm> wired > ethernet) > and requires NO configuration of any kind. You just start your > favorite web > browser, email client or chat software and switch the iPig > encryption on: > iPig grabs all <http://www.dirfile.com/ > ipig_wifi_hotspot_vpn_security.htm> > Internet traffic before it leaves your PC and encrypts it securely! > iPig has > the option to block all traffic if the encryption is not switched on > correctly. iPig also works with all major > <http://www.dirfile.com/ipig_wifi_hotspot_vpn_security.htm> firewall > software like Zonealarm or Norton Internet Security. The software > runs on > Windows 2000, XP and 2003. > > > > "People need to remember that everyone around you has access to > your data > when you are connected to a public hotspot. All of the data you > send can be > intercepted easily and quickly by persons unknown, without your > knowledge. > Your data may be your email usernames and passwords, your emails, > Instant > Messages, web passwords, and all the web pages you visit," > commented Mathias > Roth, CTO of iOpus. > > About iOpus Software: > Founded in 1998, with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., > Germany and > Taiwan, iOpus builds cost-effective software utilitities that are both > powerful and easy to use. Its flagship products, iMacros PRO and > iMacros > Scripting Edition (see <http://www.iopus.com/press/releases/ > 2006-8-14.htm> > http://www.iopus.com/press/releases/2006-8-14.htm), are used by web > developers, webmasters, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and other IT > professionals worldwide. The iMacros Image Recognition Plugin is a > powerful > add-on that uses machine vision technology for web testing sites that > contain non-HTML elements. The Plugin supports Flash applets, Java > applets, > Movie Player Applets, ActiveX, and all other controls. Trial > versions of > these business products can be downloaded from <http:// > www.iopus.com/> > http://www.iOpus.com. > > ### > > For more information, please contact: Alison Minaglia, > TechnologyPR for > iOpus Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ > Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/ > nycwireless/ > Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/ -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
