On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:37:22 -0500 Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> wrote:
> It is, you only have to log in once and then it remembers your MAC > address. Harvesting usable MAC addresses is as trivial as putting up > an open access point with the SSIDs xfinitywifi and CableWifi and > recording the MAC addresses that connect to it. I was just pointing out that you don't even need to login with the device. Cablevision allow you to register a MAC address on their website. > > > Scott Helms > Vice President of Technology > ZCorum > (678) 507-5000 > -------------------------------- > http://twitter.com/kscotthelms > -------------------------------- > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:30 AM, John Peach > <john-na...@peachfamily.net> wrote: > > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:24:10 -0500 > > valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > > > > > On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:11:07 -0500, Jay Ashworth said: > > > > I will give them their props: I only had to sign in *once*, last > > > > year; their auth controller has recognized my MAC address at > > > > every spot I've used since. > > > > > > Actually, that's sort of scary if you think about it too hard. > > > Shared-secret authentication has its flaws, but it still beats > > > shared-nonsecret auth. > > > > > > I really hope it's something on your laptop other than the mac > > > address.... > > > > It's not - Cablevision allow you to register devices via their > > website.... by mac address. > >
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