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   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > It is not just the password. The SSID is part of the WPA2 key derivation   
   > process in addition to the password. Anyone who doesn't know this, will be   
   > under a false sense of security because they can't protect against it then.   
      
   In addition to the fact that *both* the SSID & passphrase need to be unique   
   (to protect against such attacks), it's likely better to "hide" the SSID.   
      
   We've covered this in detail, but hiding the SSID gives a little bit more   
   'privacy' (not security!) from well-behaved yet ubiquitous WPS databases.   
      
   The only non-well-behaved ubiquitous WPS database that I know of which   
   doesn't respect your privacy is, surprise... Apple's insecure WPS database.   
      
   Most people don't know any of this, IMHO, because, AFAICT, they succumb to   
   marketing propaganda - but on this newsgroup we should know how it works.   
   --   
   People who can't think always seem to succumb to marketing propaganda.   
      
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