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Old Jan 16, 2020 | 9:02 am
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Originally Posted by Jon Maiman
MAC Authentication is totally insecure. It is very easy to spoof a MAC address. If Marriott is doing that, it is very unfortunate. Not saying they are not, just pointing out it is a very bad authentication technique.

--Jon
Wouldn’t that just result is free access for the person doing the spoofing? What’s the threat to the real MAC address owner?
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