[ale] Recommendations for USB WiFi adapter?

[Boris Borisov]

Isn't all that encryption happens in build in CPUs and firmware?

On Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 13:00 Solomon Peachy via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 01, 2025 at 10:08:03AM -0500, DJPfulio--- via Ale wrote:
> > And terrible security. If a network still supports 802.11g or 802.11n,
> > I'd be worried to even use it.  I suppose a current VPN could mitigate
> > the risks.
>
> Keep in mind that the OTA encryption/authentication regime is
> independent of the data rates or PHY involved...
>
> Just like 1st-gen 802.11-1999 devices could be used with WPA2, nothing
> prevents the use of those same devices with modern WPA3.
>
>  - Solomon
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