http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-5221 Jason Smith Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:17:42 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-5221 Your machine's MAC address is not transmitted over the internet. MAC is a layer 2 protocol, and is only handled by machines on the same physical network as your machine. Your machine’s MAC address is not transmitted over the internet. MAC is a layer 2 protocol, and is only handled by machines on the same physical network as your machine.

]]> http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-4237 alpers Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:41:23 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-4237 The whole point is that when you initially make an account, that MAC address will be saved and hashed. If you decide to spoof your MAC address later, you will need to re-authenticate with the service (respond to an alert email, etc). Your MAC address should not be public knowledge anyway, isn't the only way that it can be grabbed is if you're on the same wireless network or behind the same LAN? The whole point is that when you initially make an account, that MAC address will be saved and hashed. If you decide to spoof your MAC address later, you will need to re-authenticate with the service (respond to an alert email, etc). Your MAC address should not be public knowledge anyway, isn’t the only way that it can be grabbed is if you’re on the same wireless network or behind the same LAN?

]]> http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-4205 Alex Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:29:51 +0000 http://cubist.cs.washington.edu/Security/2008/03/16/steam-the-content-distribution-platform-for-games/#comment-4205 MACs are not trusted sources. You can change the MAC address of an ethernet card willy nilly. MACs are not trusted sources. You can change the MAC address of an ethernet card willy nilly.

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