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Re: Wireless keyboard security?


From: "Nikhil Wagholikar" <visitnikhil () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:15:57 +0300

Hello Eygene,

Wireless is now a hot topic in Information Technology market; so is
the security of Wireless enabled technologies.

You can refer to following links/threads for more information about
Wireless Keyboard Security:

1. Security Basics: Wireless Keyboard Security --
http://seclists.org/basics/2005/Mar/0420.html

2. Full Disclosure: Re:  Wireless keyboard insecurity - any secure one
available? -- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Mar/0162.html

3. Microsoft wireless keyboard hacked from 50 metres --
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Microsoft-wireless-keyboard-hacked-from-50-metres/0,130061744,339284328,00.htm

4. 27 MHz Keyboard Insecurities --
http://www.dreamlab.net/download/articles/27_Mhz_keyboard_insecurities.pdf


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Nikhil Wagholikar
Information Security Analyst
NII Consulting
Web: http://www.niiconsulting.com/
Security Products: http://www.niiconsulting.com/products.html




On 3/25/08, Eygene Ryabinkin <rea-sec () codelabs ru> wrote:
Good day.

 Can anyone point me to the papers/articles/research of the (in)security
 of wireless keyboards?  Since many people want to use them now,
 there are some questions about their security -- button clicks are
 transferred on the air and can be remotely interceptable.

 Thanks!
 --
 Eygene

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