Author: Jonas Schnelli 2017-03-08 21:31:01
Published on: 2017-03-08T21:31:01+00:00
The sender of the message is warning Tom about a potential security issue related to open wifi base stations in public areas. In particular, the sender explains that by setting up an open wifi base station with a hidden ssid, phones will try to connect to it by saying "Are you ssid=xyz?" and this can lead to tracking, especially if there is a network of them. The same issue could potentially affect Tom's BIP as well, as a node wants to connect using the AUTHCHALLENGE which has as an argument the hash of the person they are trying to connect with. However, Tom argues that the hash includes the encryption session which makes it impossible to distinguish identities, but the sender disagrees and claims that the hash never changes and anyone listening can see the same hash being sent on every connection to that peer, regardless of where it's connected from. Despite this disagreement, Tom asks if the sender has read the BIP, indicating that the context of their discussion is related to a technical document or protocol.
Updated on: 2023-06-11T22:08:05.301582+00:00