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   Carlos E.R. to Alan   
   Re: How to test if your access point BSS   
   05 Dec 25 21:17:52   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   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.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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