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   Jolly Roger to Carlos E.R.   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   05 Dec 25 22:17:18   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2025-12-05, 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.   
      
   So one out of several. Not a great batting average.   
      
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