Security

How secure is wireless connectivity? Can my data be intercepted?

In order for a radio transmission to be compromised by a third party, the third party would need to know the signal the transmission is using and be authenticated by the sender of the signal. Such "eavesdropping" is thwarted by the transition control employed by all WebDAX radios.

The WebDAX radios use a method of a transmission control known as Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS). The 2.4-2.483 GHz is divided into 79 channels for transmission. As the radios communicate, they switch between channels in a random pattern. If a single specific channel is intercepted on one of these channels, it would need to be pieced together with information on the other channels to actually be decipherable. In addition, the amount of time (Dwell Time) spent on any given channel is constantly changing so that only the authenticated radios actually know which channel to listen to and for how long.

Authentication between radios is achieved by an ESS ID value unique to each pair of radios. The wireless network radios will not transmit data to another radio that does not share the same ESS ID value.WebDAX also uses Direct Sequency Spread Spectrum (DSSS) in the 2.4-2.483 Ghz range. In this Spectrum, we utilize Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP Plus) Security. WebDAX constantly monitors its network and servers for security breaches.