cracking wep.

Quick howto from a shell

http://www.burngreave.net/node.php?id=285

AirSnort

http://airsnort.shmoo.com/

WEPcrack

http://wepcrack.sourceforge.net/

Weaknesses in the Key Scheduling Algorithm of RC4

http://www.eyetap.org/~rguerra/toronto2001/rc4_ksaproc.pdf

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Originally posted by Houckham

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Originally posted by Ian
This place sells kitchens and the data is valuable enough to spend a month analysing it?

You'd need to be sat there nearly as long to get enough data to FMS it...

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yeah i just dont want anyone using their internet connection and getting hold of their files... obvisouly the genious hackers among us will have no problem. lol :lol:

i just wanna keep mr joe bloggs out! :thumbs:

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Originally posted by Dan B

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Originally posted by willay

...or using WEP isnt brilliant but will do the job I guess :look:

Depends how paranoid you are.

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Just checking, but how more secure would you want wireless encryption to be, with a WEP-key that has 13,471,428,653,161,560,586,981,973,426,176 possible combinations? For anyone who doesn't know, 128-bit WEP uses a 26-character key with 22 possibilities for each character.

Assuming a single computer could "brute-force" attempt 100 keys per second, you're still looking at a potential maximum of 4,271,762,003,158,790,140,468 years to break through it. Feel like waiting that long? :)

[Edited on 16-02-2005 by Dan B]

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Originally posted by Ian
This place sells kitchens and the data is valuable enough to spend a month analysing it?

You'd need to be sat there nearly as long to get enough data to FMS it...

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This place sells kitchens and the data is valuable enough to spend a month analysing it?

You'd need to be sat there nearly as long to get enough data to FMS it...

tbh, you would use a big array of servers going at it and marking combinations of a list so not to duplicate etc...tbh i bet you could get it down to a month or so....

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Originally posted by Dan B

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Originally posted by willay

...or using WEP isnt brilliant but will do the job I guess :look:

Depends how paranoid you are.

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Just checking, but how more secure would you want wireless encryption to be, with a WEP-key that has 13,471,428,653,161,560,586,981,973,426,176 possible combinations? For anyone who doesn't know, 128-bit WEP uses a 26-character key with 22 possibilities for each character.

Assuming a single computer could "brute-force" attempt 100 keys per second, you're still looking at a potential maximum of 4,271,762,003,158,790,140,468 years to break through it. Feel like waiting that long? :)

[Edited on 16-02-2005 by Dan B]

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Originally posted by willay

...or using WEP isnt brilliant but will do the job I guess :look:

Depends how paranoid you are.

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:lol:

i pick up next doors wireless connection from my wireless pmsl, quite amusing they dont have a firewall or any protection.

Turn DHCP off, WEP on, filter by MAC etc.

If you're paranoid, wire it.

perhaps advise them to go back to a manual system then?? Caused me less hassle that way :lol:

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Originally posted by Melville
what does it need to be secure for :boggle: they only make kitchens ;)

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because nobody likes people sniffing their cleartext traffic. :wave:

what does it need to be secure for :boggle: they only make kitchens ;)

cheers everyone

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Originally posted by Houckham
i have a question. obviously its rather easy to set up 2 wireless routers in this sort of configuration... (bridged)



but i want the bridge to be secure.

what are my options? :boggle:

VPN etc...

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use MAC address blocking if the network isnt too big, and if your routersupports it

A couple of things

Use a wireless base station that provides built-in security, Start by making sure you use a wireless base station, gateway, or router that provides built-in security features. By providing wireless security protocols and a built-in firewall.

Then use Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP) Wired Equivalent Protocol (WEP) is a wireless security protocol that helps protect your information by using a security setting (called a WEP key) to encode, or encrypt, all network traffic before transmitting it over the airwaves. This helps prevent unauthorized users from accessing the data as it is being transmitted.

or even better use Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA) WPA is a stronger form of wireless security
Like WEP, WPA uses security settings to encrypt and decrypt data that is transmitted over the network.
However, instead of using one static security key for encryption as WEP does, WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) to dynamically generate a new key for every packet and generate different sets of keys for each computer.

Then other little things like;
Position wireless components away from windows and toward the center of your home to decrease the strength of the radio signal outside your intended coverage area.

Make sure you follow general security guidelines to protect all parts of your network, not just the wireless segment.

i belive its WEP authentication?

cant remember off the top of my head, there should be an option on the router its self to set authentication or MAC address authentication.

and as jodi just said "hardwire it" :lol:

... its got to be Wireless! :D

i have a question. obviously its rather easy to set up 2 wireless routers in this sort of configuration... (bridged)



but i want the bridge to be secure.

what are my options? :boggle:

VPN etc...