Re: Security Question (Wireless)

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In <72k6v1d6l7g0baaeqtrq8lcb3ijo4oblsl@xxxxxxx> on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:03:20
+0000, Mark McIntyre <markmcintyre@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:01:27 GMT, in alt.internet.wireless , John
Navas <spamfilter0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Wireless is implemented in an OS stack.

Really, Gosh. I thought that aerial thingy and the chips and firmware
in the adaptor actually did something. I never realised one could
implement wireless entirely in software. :-)

I didn't say that (as I'm sure you know).

In the case of the NSA, only if you secure the entire hardware and OS to NSA
standards.

As you know, this is disingenuous.

It's actually simple fact.

The entire installation needs to be
hardened for the package to be acceptable.

Yep.

That does NOT mean you
cannot define a standard to harden components of it to.

Meaningless when the entire package isn't hardened.

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