Why is the VPN server required to use MacConnect networking?
Wireless networking is inherently less secure than wired networking. Even with a modern switched wired network, information traveling through a network cable can be intercepted … eavesdropping requires less effort and special tools than it used to. With a wireless network, information travels through a broad, unrestricted area and can be intercepted from the air by anyone sharing the same access point. Since no encryption is inherently applied to wireless transmissions, and since the WEP (wireless encryption protocol) standard is known to be insecure, McMaster has decided to implement and require the use of a VPN server in order to protect important University and user information, such as user names and passwords, from being intercepted. What the VPN server does not replace The VPN server provides secure ways for you to connect to campus and Internet resources. However, it is not a total security solution. The information is encrypted between the server and your machine; however, wh
