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Using WEP is crazy
Authored by: merlyn on Feb 20, '06 06:16:02AM
I use WEP on my personal home network specifically because I don't care. In fact, my password is painfully obvious, and my guests laugh when I tell them.

I run WEP only to prevent the casual user from joining my network instead of an open network, and as a defense in case someone did try to use my home network for nefarious activities, because I can claim in court that "my net was encrypted and they had to break that encryption". Nevermind that it wasn't hard, but I've seen enough court time up close to know that this would suffice. Legally, there's a world of difference between an unlocked door and a locked door. The brand of lock doesn't matter, unless you can argue that the contents justified a stronger lock.

So, don't be disrepecting WEP. There are times when it's completely appropriate. But yes, you have to understand what you're accomplishing with the encryption.

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