AW: AW: MAC authentification

Phil Mayers p.mayers at imperial.ac.uk
Wed Oct 22 18:07:38 CEST 2008


Anders Holm wrote:
> I'm slightly curoous here. What happens when Script Kiddie then spoofs 
> an appropriate MAC address? You have other mitigating measures in place?
> 

MAC auth just checks the MAC. If someone spoofs their MAC, they can 
circumvent security.

MAC auth is not secure in the face of determined attack. 802.1x is 
needed for "real" security.



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