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Comment by DyslexicAtheist

or generate an address that is reserved for computers sold to the NSA (:

  #
  # 00-20-91 (hex)    J125, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 
  # 002091 (base 16) J125, NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
  #
  $> NSA_MAC=$(echo "00:20:91:"`openssl rand -hex 3 \
    | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//'`)
  $> sudo ifconfig eth0 hw ether $NSA_MAC

But actually do people still bother with mac-spoofing in 2020? It's from a security/nw-admin pov next to useless (whitelist/filtering nor does it boost privacy of end-users). IMHO it gives people false sense of security and as a "practice" seems like a relic from the 90ies.

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