Is using internet poker at a wireless place ( hotel, starbucks) safe?

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05-15-2006, 02:46 PM

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Re: Is using internet poker at a wireless place ( hotel, starbucks) sa

Hmm isnt the wireles signal vulnerable even though it has encryption. Laptop is transmitting to the access point wirelessly. If it is using WEP then the signal could be monitored and possibly cracked.

Edit: The initilization vector makes it insecure

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