Re: [tlug] WiFi considerations

["Niels Kobschätzki" <n.kobschaetzki@example.com>]

On 7/11/07, David Santinoli <marauder@example.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 08:50:59PM +0900, Josh Glover wrote:
> >
> > Ain't nothing important unencrypted. I've never really seen a need for
> > WEP or WPA on my network, because everything is SSH and HTTPS.
>
> However, data encryption - in your case implemented at the application
> layer - is only one aspect of security here.  Another one, not less
> important, is authentication: after the wardriver-of-the-day succeeds in
> associating with your unprotected AP and manages to get an address in
> your LAN, he might not be able to SSH into your server, but he can abuse
> your Internet connection, which might be even more harmful.

What's the legal situation in Japan regarding this? I mean using an
open WLAN and doing then "cyber-crimes" (from using p2p-networks to
upload/download copyright-protected data to business espionage). Who
do the authorities claim for responsibility?

Niels