On Oct 19, 2018, at 5:45 PM, Hans-Christian Esperer <hc@hcesperer.org> wrote:
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 10:39:33PM +0100, Matthew Newton wrote:
Never said it was a good replacement, just a close approximation.
Sometimes you have to work with what you've got.
I don't agree that it is an approximation, let alone a close one.
You're welcome to your opinion. Unfortunately, your opinion can't change reality. The issues you bring up have been known for years, if not decades.
TBH, I don't understand at all why MAC addresses are used everywhere in security relevant contexts. All these wifi "portals" are fundamentally flawed because of this.
Because it's all we have. As Matthew said, we're limited by what we have. We *cannot* upgrade tens of millions of access points and end devices. So any *realistic* security solution uses the available tools to come up with the best possible solution, given the limitations we have. Denying that is a fools dream. Alan DeKok.