On 06/07/2011 12:29 PM, Richard W.M. Jones wrote:
On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 03:12:19PM +0200, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Tom Callaway wrote:
>> pyrit:
>>
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691894
>
> <SARCASM>Oh great, because a tool to parasite wireless connections which the
> owners went out of the way to secure with the best available protocol is
> EXACTLY what we need…</SARCASM>
>
> Use of this tool is probably against the law in most of the world. (Some
> countries even ban using unencrypted wireless networks without explicit
> permission.) And I fail to see any legitimate use for this tool.
I don't think we should be making judgements about what people use
programs for. Otherwise where will it end? 'nmap'? 'cp'?
(And yes, I *do* want to run this tool on my own wireless connection
at some point now I know it exists)
This remind me SQLninja issue, BTW we should not ban security auditing
apps if they meet fedora standards.