RE: jamming or blocking WLAN

["Murda Mcloud" <murdamcloud () bigpond com>]

Hey Adam, Can you clarify this point:

> Since no one can be forced to secure his/her connection (WLAN can also
come from outside where even policies cannot be applied) 

Especially what you meant by no one can be forced? Are you trying to prevent
your users from being 'hijacked' by rogue points or are you worried about
users setting up and using rogue points whilst at the same time connected to
your network?

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com]
> > On Behalf Of Adam Pal
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:31 PM
> > To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> > Subject: jamming or blocking WLAN
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Do you eventualy know about some options to jam or block certain or
> > unsecured access points?
> > The point is, no matter what network security measurements are taken, if
> > an access point or a client with an unsecured connections appears, it is
> > an optimal possibility to override each security measurement, opening a
> > backdoor.
> > Since no one can be forced to secure his/her connection (WLAN can also
> > come from outside where even policies cannot be applied) i look for a
> > possibility to jam the AP for a certain area.
> > Of course, another possibility can be to go to each workstation and
> > disable or secure its wireless NIC, which will most likely be an
> > overhead.
> > Thank you in advance for your feedback.
> >
> >
> > cheers!
> > Adam Pal
> >
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