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Thread ID: 84046	2007-10-22 08:54:00	WEP security cracked?	lakewoodlady (103)	Press F1

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604345	2007-10-23 21:45:00	Here you go (details of the vulnerability in WPA-PSK): www.informit.com www.informit.com Unfortunately I don't have a comparison between WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK from the security perspective - I only know that WPA2-PSK isn't vulnerable to the same exploit as WPA-PSK. [Edit: Having read those articles, it doesn't look as though that's what I was actually trying to find, as it involves dictionary or bruteforce crasking the PSK. Looks like I'm gonna have to search a little harder :rolleyes:.]	Erayd (23)
604346	2007-10-23 23:14:00	Edit two: Appears I was only partially right, the protocol is vulnerable but still requires that the password be cracked - however this can be done offline (and potentially with a large cluster) rather than needing to be onsite like WEP.	Erayd (23)
604347	2007-10-24 08:24:00	Edit two: Appears I was only partially right, the protocol is vulnerable but still requires that the password be cracked - however this can be done offline (and potentially with a large cluster) rather than needing to be onsite like WEP. So unless you have sensitive information on your computer & someone with deep pockets willing to break the law to get at it, you have nothing to worry about (as long as you have a good password). It would take far more time than almost anybody would devote to the task to brute force a decent passphrase. Any home user with a cluster is probably just someone playing round with clustering on cheap/old hardware.	Greven (91)
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