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Subject: Re: How to test if your access point BSSID is in the highly insecure Apple WPS database
Date: 5 Dec 2025 22:17:18 GMT
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On 2025-12-05, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2025-12-05 20:11, Alan wrote:
>> On 2025-12-05 04:08, Marian wrote:
>>> How to test if your access point BSSID is in the highly insecure Apple 
>>> WPS
>>> database and, if it is in Apples insecure WPS database, what else is 
>>> there.
>>>
>>> If you'd like me to test if your access point BSSID is in the Apple WPS
>>> database, then simply respond with that BSSID & I'll run the Windows
>>> scripts I just wrote based on research published recently of the flaws in
>>> Apple's methods (some of that research is listed in the signature below).
>>>
>>> Note that your BSSID should not be in Apple's database if you've opted 
>>> out
>>> by appending "_nomap" to your access point SSID (e.g., "my.ssid_nomap").
>>>
>>> None of my access point BSSIDs are in the Apple database, but I have the
>>> optout keywords _optout_nomap appended to all of them, but once I confirm
>>> the process works, I'll be glad to write a tutorial so others can do it
>>> too.
>>>
>>> Let me know which BSSIDs you wish me to look up for you in Apple's WPS.
>> 
>> Or, if you want to do it without involving Arlen:
>> 
>> <https://wavedigger.networksurvey.app/?tab=bssid>
>> 
>> I checked mine...
>> 
>> (And I've been using the same router for more than 5 years)
>> 
>> ...and surprise, surprise: it's not in there!
>
> Mine is.

So one out of several. Not a great batting average.

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