From: jeff@downtowndevelopmentplan.com
Date: Sun Jul 30 2006 - 15:00:45 EDT
On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 01:13:25PM -0700, Gary Nichols wrote:
> Is this reckless?: It would appear that Walmart is using 802.11 networking
> and WEP on their inventory scanners. This could be bad if someone cracked
> the WEP key. Not a very good security practice.
I don't see how cracking the WEP key used by their inventory scanners is
synonymous with being able to adjust their inventory. While it may
represent the failure of one layer of security, it is still just one
layer.
Jeff
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