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PSA - WEP wireless protocol is insecure
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Windows
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Networking & connectivity
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Shoot me an email at technohippie@gmail.com - don't really wanna post such things out here..hahaha

>That's news to me. My understanding is if you make you passphrase "strong" (i.e. no dictionary attacks) and at least 12 characters it is still pretty much infeasible, and if you use AES, even better. Do you have a link showing how these have been hacked?
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>I'd think it would be pretty big news, and I've heard nothing about it.
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>>WPA and WPA2 are hackable too - it takes about 20 min to an hour to do it.
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>>>This is old news for any net admin, but no-one should any longer be using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) security on their wireless networks.
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>>>A new attack makes it possible to determine WEP keys even when your laptop is not within range of your corporate network: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/18/cafe_latte_wi-fi_attack/
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>>>WEP is actually worse than useless, as it gives you a false sense of security. Switch to WPA or WPA2 instead. If anyone you know is still using WEP, do them a favour and let them know.
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