Full Disclosure: Re: TiVo Network Security

["S . f . Stover" <attica () stackheap org>]

On 04 Jan 04 12:25:48AM Randal L. Schwartz[merlyn () stonehenge com] wrote:
: Well, if you're running WEP for the sole purpose of hiding TiVo data,
: and then you run strong crypto over that for your normal data traffic,
: and the only result of breaking wep is that someone can connect to
: 204.176.49/24, I really don't see the point of worrying too hard about
: rotating the WEP key.
: 
: Let'em crack it!

True.  I was thinking more along the lines where you wouldn't be able to run a
VPN because TiVo can't understand it.  In "production" wireless environments,
I prefer to tunnel all traffic over ssh via squid proxy, but it doesn't sound
like TiVo would integrate into that environment.  However, if you keep moving
through WEP keys, you could drop the ssh-tunnelling, integrate TiVo, and still
remain reasonably secure...

: Plus, the user interface for changing the WEP key on the TiVo requires
: far too many up-down-left-right pushes for me.

;-)

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