[Shop-talk] Wireless router - signal boost

[David Scheidt]

On Jan 23, 2008 5:11 PM, Trevor Boicey <trevor at boicey.com> wrote:
> > One of the intriguing things about this utility...Even if you're not
> > broadcasting your SSID, it can identify it. It can also tell what
> > type of encryption is being used (if any). Based on what I know about
> > security, even the latest one is capable of a brute force attack.
>
>   It should be noted that the reason WEP has been broken is not a brute
> force attack, it is a "'sploit".
>
>   Brute forcing a 128 bit key is still extremely extremely unlikely,
> especially if the information you are protecting isn't worth the time of
> any great international power. ;>

WPA using PSK (pre-shared key)  is vulnerable to brute force attacks
on the passphrase.  This can be done off-line; the attacker can use
saved packjets.  The solution is to use good passphrases, and change
them regularly.  (I doubt it's a problem, unless someone has reason to
be after your data.)


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David Scheidt
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