Joe wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:34:25 -0400 > Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > > > > > In a single-family house, Powerline is about as secure as wired > > ethernet: you need to come in and plug something in to spy on > > it. > > Most people won't have RF blocking filters at their house electricity > inlet, so there may be some leakage to the next house that's on the > same phase. > > I can get a reliable connection on the end of about 100ft of house and > extension cable, so I wouldn't be surprised to be able to find a signal > in another house. I went over to my neighbor's house last year and tried it out. Nothing.
It's possible that we're exceptional. > Presumably, when we speak of security here, we're not talking about > accidental reception, wi-fi WEP would be sufficient to prevent this, > but a deliberate attempt to break in. We could assume that someone > trying to get into a power-line link would be able to amplify the > signals involved. Most single-family homes have an external outlet or two. It would be quite feasible to install a powerline-to-wifi adapter there and get access that way. On the other hand, I leave my wifi open and unsecured, because it's attached to the outside of my security zones, not the inside. -dsr-
