Just sitting in my house writing I can see 3 hidden SSIDs that are open, presumably because people felt like if they hide them there is no need to secure them. The problem is that anyone can use some basic tools to not only find out that your network exists but they can decloak them to recover the name which is what this post will look at. There was a point in time when many wireless networks were open and this was a useful feature if there was some reason you needed the network to be open and you didn't want people randomly connecting since for most users the 'if you can't see it you can't connect to it' mantra was true enough. On the surface this makes sense, after all how can you connect to something that you don't know is there. Hidden SSIDs are not a security featureĭespite the popular belief with some IT departments and technologists that hiding SSIDs is a security feature. Nam risus ante, dapibus a molestie consequat, ultrices ac magna.This brief tutorial looks to debunk the myth that hiding your wireless SSID is makes helps secure your network by showing how easily you can recover the name of any hidden wireless network. Nam lacinia pulvinar tortor nec facilisis. Pellentesque dap sectetur adipiscing elit. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce dui lectus, congue vel laoreet ac, dictum vitae odio.

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