Oh OK, so yea Bruce does have a different opinion about securing networks vs. the data you hold. You dropped the name but didn't give any context.
Yes, I've read his remarks on this. He has a different opinion. In a situation where the bandwidth wasn't an issue, I would agree 100%. In the context of bandwith, I'd do what I could to keep the pedestrian user from wasting my precious bandwidth.
His remarks don't deal with the bandwidth as far as I remember. He was speaking to the point of securing your data. If I had his income, and a network to match I wouldn't worry as much about the script kiddy next door stealing a few Mb/sec.
His message, in a nutshell; secure your data. The idea that you can protect your data by password protecting your network is the main complaint he has. I agree. It's foolish to think protecting your network secures your data.
I quote: "If I configure my computer to be secure regardless of the network it's on, then it simply doesn't matter. And if my computer isn't secure on a public network, securing my own network isn't going to reduce my risk very much."
The article is here, if you want to refer to it:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wireles.html
-jeff
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
Err, check out Bruce Schneier's view on this.
73, doug
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:59:06 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Wandling W7BRS amsat@w7brs.com
Yup, and..
For liability reasons, I wouldn't share your bandwidth with another household. Who knows what they'll do with the connection. Download illegal stuff, share illegal stuff, etc.. It's just bad juju.
Make your SSID unpublished, run IPCop on a spare beige box, and use an AccessPoint not a dual router-hub.
-jeff
On Wed, 4 Feb 2009, Sebastian wrote:
Well for one thing, in stateside, it's usually against the rules of the ISP to share a connection with your neighbors.
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