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RE: wireless keyboards

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Subject: RE: wireless keyboards
From: Eric Anopolsky <erpo41@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:40:37 -0800
>> Are those 27MHz wireless keyboards as insecure as I think they are?
> Mine gives me optional encryption, but I'm not sure how secure it
> really is.

I ended up buying the Bluetooth version. There's a pretty good attack
against its encryption, but I'm nearly certain it requires forcing the
user to rekey the devices in a public place, so I'm inclined to trust it
over the 27MHz stuff. Here's hoping for low lag and long battery life.

Cheers,
Eric

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