Re: Cordless keyboard woes continue

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Russell Coker <russell () coker com au>

On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:47, InfoSec News wrote:
> Forwarded from: "Michael J. Reeves, AA, ASc"
> <michaeljreeves () NoSPAM attbi com>
>
>       Interesting...
>
>       The assumption is that the keyboard is at fault.

That is because it is at fault.

>       Since it is transmitting a radio signal, what is the
> possibility that something in the transmitter's/recipient's room is
> receiving and conducting the signal???

That doesn't matter.  If the keyboard was properly designed it would
use encryption and a hostile person who had a receiver on the other
side of the wall from the victim would not be able to steal any data.

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