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Researcher criticises 'weak' crypto in Internet of Things alarm system

John Robson Silver badge

Re: Optional

It came from the "remote control via pocket computer"

There isn't any indication that any of the comms are encrypted and there is a tendency in devices nowadays to be WiFi only - often not a recent version, forcing all devices to drop to a lower standard...

That this has ethernet is one good point IMHO - of course the rest of the security is still needed

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