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Re: Verizon FIOS (and DSL?) wireless access point insecure default WEP key

From: Michael Scheidell <scheidell secnap net>
To: Larry Seltzer <larry larryseltzer com>, Paul <paul14075 gmail com>, <wifisec securityfocus com>, <bugtraq securityfocus com>
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Subject: Re: Verizon FIOS (and DSL?) wireless access point insecure default WEP key
Date: Mon - Oct 06, 2008 03:05 PM


> It's WEP. What would it matter if the key were not predictable?
> 
> Larry Seltzer
> eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
> http://security.eweek.com/
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry.seltzer@ziffdavisenterprise.com
Makes it easier than just using 'default' :-)

I would much prefer how verizon did it then the bizillion 'lynksys' WEP keys
in the neighborhood.


-- 
Michael Scheidell, CTO
>|SECNAP Network Security
Winner 2008 Network Products Guide Hot Companies
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