diff --git a/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md b/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md index 33b557b..f859c11 100644 --- a/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md +++ b/content/posts/macos/Properly Generate a Randomize MAC Address on macOS.md @@ -7,4 +7,13 @@ author: Tommy Unlike iOS, macOS does not have an easy way to randomize the MAC address. To work around this, various guides recommended several ways to create a randomized MAC address and apply it to the system during runtime. Unfortunately, most of the instructions do not have a proper threat model in mind and will end up making you stick out more from the crowd. -![Standing Out](/images/standing-out.png) \ No newline at end of file +![Standing Out](/images/standing-out.png) + +### The Threat Model + +Consider the following: +- macOS does not support MAC address randomization by default +- Most if not all macOS computers around you will use their real MAC address with Apple's OUI (the first 3 octets of your MAC address) +- You cannot hide that you are using a mac (because of your hostname, connections to Apple's servers, etc) + +Randomizing the mac address only makes sense if you use a not-very-unique hostname (like Macbook-Pro), \ No newline at end of file