No password means no encryption. A one word reason why you should not have an open network: FIRESHEEP
Hidden SSIDs are also a security concern: read this: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/28653/debunking-myths-is-hiding-your-wireles s-ssid-really-more-secure/ "If you¹re not using encryption, or you¹re using the pathetic WEP encryption scheme, it doesn¹t matter whether you hide your SSID, filter MAC addresses, or cover your head in tin foil‹your network is wide open for hacking in a matter of minutes." Chad Street Communications Architect Emory University / Healthcare On 1/27/12 10:48 AM, "Brian Helman" <[email protected]> wrote: >We rate shape the guest network to a very low total bandwidth and block >all applications except email, web traffic and software/os update >facilities. > >-Brian >________________________________________ >From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >[[email protected]] on behalf of Caroline Owens >[[email protected]] >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:34 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs, devices and guests > >The first thought that pops into my mind is that you might need to manage >violation messages from the RIAA or other copyright-concerned >organizations and what will your recourse be if you do not have security. > We use Audible Magic's solution to try to do our due diligence as far as >government standards in a way that is mostly automatic, but there are >always a few that slip through. When we get the notices, we need to be >able to find the device that caused them and we can do this on the >wireless through the user authentication. > >Somebody else might have a solution to this or another thought process >(actually that would be great!). > >But, that is ONE of our reasons right now. The other is the cost of our >Internet bandwidth. We're in an urban environment and try to conserve >our resources for our students, faculty, and staff. > >Caroline Owens >Networking and Telecommunications >Saint Joseph's University >(610) 660-1613 > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Williamson" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2012 1:27:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] SSIDs, devices and guests > > > > >We are a small(ish) boarding school (K-12) with around 100 boarders. We >are located in a residential neighborhood with a lot of homes very close >to the school. Management wants an SSID for guests which does not require >a password. My corporate reaction is ³that is crazy². My secondary/new to >academia reaction is ³why not². > > > >If the guests network is completely separated from the internal network, >severely limited in bandwidth, web filtered, protocol/applications >blocked etc. Who cares? The only potential issue I could see is web >filtering can¹t stop everything. > > > >Then there is the whole question of how to handle ³personal devices² for >staff and students. Any thought on that would be appreciated as well. >Thinking of hidden SSID (simply to make it less confusing for users) with >MAC address limiting and DPSK (via Ruckus). > > > >Thank you for any suggestions. I am finding the transition from a >corporate environment to academic, especially with boarding students, to >be quite interesting to say the least, > >Bob Williamson >Network Administrator >Annie Wright Schools | 827 N Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403 | www.aw.org > >D: +1.253.284.5465 | F: +1.253.572.3616 | [email protected] > > > >Annie Wright's strong community cultivates individual learners to become > >well-educated, creative, and responsible citizens for a global society. > > > >Description: AWS Seal 2Description: FacebookDescription: Twitter > >********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE >Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > >********** >Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent >Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > >********** >Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent >Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
