From owner-freebsd-security Tue Mar 6 18:20:52 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop3pub.verizon.net (smtppop3pub.gte.net [206.46.170.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85DF837B718 for ; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:20:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-4-34-145-186.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by smtppop3pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id UAA118882670 Tue, 6 Mar 2001 20:16:03 -0600 (CST) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA46662; Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:20:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:20:45 -0800 From: Robert Clark To: David Talkington Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] cordless keyboards Message-ID: <20010306182045.A46579@darkstar.gte.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: ; from dtalk@prairienet.org on Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 08:05:49PM -0600 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I think my brother's keyboard has a dip switch under it. It might take a while to work through all the combinations, but not too long. [RC] On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 08:05:49PM -0600, David Talkington wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > My apologies for the OT. After spotting a Logitech cordless keyboard > in use in one department that I maintain, I scoured the web looking > for information about the possibility of interception of its signals. > I've found nothing. > > Does anyone know how difficult it might be to sniff one of these > devices? Logitech marketing info claims that it's "digitally secure", > but without third-party information to back this up, my innately > paranoid nature remains cautious, given its 6-10 foot range (more than > enough to span cubicles or even apartments). > > - -d > > - -- > David Talkington > Prairienet > dtalk@prairienet.org > 217-244-1962 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message