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jaywalk
on Jan 17, 2022
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The curious case of the Raspberry Pi in the networ...
MAC address filtering isn't a first step towards 802.1x, precisely because of the reason you mentioned. It's damn near pointless for all but the most basic security scenarios.
nitrogen
on Jan 17, 2022
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Obviously it's not a first step toward certificates, but it is a first step
away
from "anyone can casually plug in a hidden Pi."
genera1
on Jan 17, 2022
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Anyone who knows how to setup that RPi to do anything meaningful knows how to spoof mac
ianai
on Jan 18, 2022
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But would they be able to figure out a MAC to spoof without significant amounts of time in the data center/switch?
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