Security Hidden
December 14th, 2009
Is a hidden WiFi network much more secure?
I find it hard to connect my camera because my WiFi network ID is hidden. Regardless, I am using WPA2-PSK could this be considered safe enough? Or should I hide it for security?
Yeah, show this kind of thing. A "hidden" SSID takes no time at all for those who are potentially trying to break into your network to find. MAC filtering is useless. You are already doing what you do: use WPA2 with a strong password. I do not see a crack against AES (the scheme default encryption with WPA2 on most routers) or even an attack against the key recovery TKIP (the default for WPA) coming anytime in the near future. Edit: OK, I'll just concede to arsenic by saying that hiding your SSID and MAC filtering are not "completely" unnecessary. However, I think the two are not worth their time: a hidden SSID seems to be causing you problems, and MAC filtering requires you to always keep an updated list of authorized machines, and never mind the fact that Macs are very easy to spoof. It might be useful in certain circumstances, but even in our own home, we have guests in and out so it is a pain to keep a list of permitted clients ... or maybe I'm lazy: P. In all cases, arsenic and I agree on the key thing: using WPA2-AES with a strong passphrase will in all likelihood, keep unauthorized people on your network right after you're dead and gone, unless there is a revolutionary breakthrough in mathematics or quantum computing:).
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