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IMHO, network-layer encryption is not worth it
Authored by: Lectrick on Dec 14, '04 11:22:24AM

I've had so much trouble with the various encryption standards and getting all my wireless devices (I have a lot) to use them reliably and correctly that I've simply resorted to using MAC address control on a broadcasted SSID, which works great, with the bonus of having less latency for all your internet apps. If you want encryption, you can always just use an encrypted protocol (https, ssh, etc.) in the application layer, which, IMHO, is the "right" way to do it, anyway.

I hardly use Apple's Mail these days (gmail over https rocks!) so I don't have to worry about broadcasted cleartext email passwords, either. (Perhaps just my AIM screen name, but I have encrypted chat options if I want to go secure with that stuff.)

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