Friday, April 12, 2002

Welcome to Jason Luther's Wiki Welcome to Jason Luther's Wiki (http://www.ixid.net/moin/) Wireless networking is both my job and my hobby. I am especially interested in 802.11, which is like a wireless version of Ethernet. By day, I'm a software engineer at AirWave Wireless. We offer software and tools for deploying, managing, and securing wireless networks. I really like the company, I believe in our product, and I get to play with wireless networks all day long. What could be better? Outside of work, I do a lot with SfWireless. See pages related to CommunityNetworks. Also see the WirelessFaq for some common questions about 802.11b. For a complete list of pages in the wireless category, see CategoryWireless. This is a conceptual diagram of a CommunityNetwork hotspot. See SfWireless/HotSpotV1 for more information. Why Authenticate? by JasonLuther CommunityNetworks are supposed to be free, right? So why would you need or want to authenticate users and devices that use the network? These are the main reasons: accountability and liability, resource allocation, and network management. Authentication brings up two other quesions: how much anonymity should be allowed, and how should authentication be implemented? This is a quick summary of my personal views on the issue. A simple, insecure hotspot: 8:50:56 AM

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