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Security for 802.11 wireless networks.

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Can my employer see the actual video chat if I use Facebook messenger on work WiFi?

As noted in other answers there is a possibility to intercept the network traffic. It has been well covered in other answers so I won't bother diving into it again. However it is not as simple as capt …
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School asked us to submit our MAC addresses

They might not be thinking of it in terms of tracking measure but as an alternative to giving out WiFi password. MAC address white listing is a pretty common alternative. … If they gave out a WiFi password for logging in nothing is to stop another student from giving those details. …
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Why is it called WEP?

The security protocol is called Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) because it was initially designed to provide a wireless LAN with a level of security and privacy equivalent of a wired LAN. However sinc …
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