Marriott wifi blocking

[owen at delong.com (Owen DeLong)]

On Oct 5, 2014, at 12:57 PM, Florian Weimer <fw at deneb.enyo.de> wrote:

> * Jay Ashworth:
> 
>> It is OK for an enterprise wifi system to make this sort of attack
>> *on rogue APs which are trying to pretend to be part of it (same
>> ESSID).
> 
> What if the ESSID is "Free Internet", or if the network is completely
> open?  Does it change things if you have data that shows your
> customers can be duped even by networks with a non-colliding ESSID?

To the best of my knowledge, not under the current regulatory framework.

Itâ??s not considered harmful interference if the SSID isnâ??t conflicting.

The fact that your users are stupid isnâ??t license for you to attack someone elseâ??s network.

Owen