[citw150] Re: CITW 150 L3, Q6

Encryption keys are useful though many people may not know how to use them. 
Anyone that has a wireless network in their home should use the Wireless 
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm. WEP uses a secret key that is shared 
between a computer and a wireless access point. The key is used to encrypt data 
before it is transmitted. Without it anyone that is close enough to receive the 
signal with a wireless device can "sniff" the network.
Todd D.Stott


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Encryption
Through the use of encryption people can feel extremely protected of their 
privacy.  Encryption systems scramble your e-mail by altering the characters in 
your message.  The only people who can read it are the one's that know the 
encryption key to decode the message.  Although it is not totally fool proof it 
does prevent it from being sniffed.  This is why the government doesn't like 
encryption because they can't monitor the e-mails for security against 
terrorism unless they have a court order to decode it.

For more information visit: http://www.cdt.org/crypto/ 

Brian Wieber

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