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   Carlos E.R. to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   07 Dec 25 21:13:31   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, alt.internet.wireless   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-05 21:17, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-05 20:11, Alan wrote:   
   >> On 2025-12-05 04:08, Marian wrote:   
   >>> How to test if your access point BSSID is in the highly   
   >>> insecure Apple WPS database and, if it is in Apples insecure WPS   
   >>> database, what else is there.   
   >>>   
   >>> If you'd like me to test if your access point BSSID is in the   
   >>> Apple WPS database, then simply respond with that BSSID & I'll   
   >>> run the Windows scripts I just wrote based on research published   
   >>> recently of the flaws in Apple's methods (some of that research   
   >>> is listed in the signature below).   
   >>>   
   >>> Note that your BSSID should not be in Apple's database if you've   
   >>> opted out   
   >>> by appending "_nomap" to your access point SSID (e.g., "my.ssid_nomap").   
   >>>   
   >>> None of my access point BSSIDs are in the Apple database, but I   
   >>> have the optout keywords _optout_nomap appended to all of them,   
   >>> but once I confirm the process works, I'll be glad to write a   
   >>> tutorial so others can do it too.   
   >>>   
   >>> Let me know which BSSIDs you wish me to look up for you in Apple's WPS.   
   >>   
   >> Or, if you want to do it without involving Arlen:   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >> I checked mine...   
   >>   
   >> (And I've been using the same router for more than 5 years)   
   >>   
   >> ...and surprise, surprise: it's not in there!   
   >   
   > Mine is.   
      
   Curio: it is a new router that I put in service on October 9, so only   
   two months ago. The SSID is of course the same one as the old one, but   
   not the BSSID. That was a fast update.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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