WPA Encryption Cracked In 60 Seconds 322
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carusoj writes "Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute. Last November, security researchers first showed how WPA could be broken, but the Japanese researchers have taken the attack to a new level. The earlier attack worked on a smaller range of WPA devices and took between 12 and 15 minutes to work. Both attacks work only on WPA systems that use the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) algorithm. They do not work on newer WPA 2 devices or on WPA systems that use the stronger Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm."
Cool (Score:2, Funny)
I'm safe. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Cool (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Secure protocols for home wifi? (Score:5, Funny)
No wireless? Lame.
yep.... (Score:2, Funny)
That's why I don't even bother with passwords on my wireless at ... Hello Friends! Please to hand over your credit and debit card informations at this time, I am thanking you not a lot. My name is Desmund Boutrous-Boutrous Gali Johnson IV and I have some news of the not so happy sort. Your uncle, and my business mentor and/or friend, McGuyver has been known to be passed away at this time going forth.
Please to send me monies by any means as possible soonest.
Wamerst thoughts and heated Regards, BBGIV
(that's about how long it would take to crack it. Damn.)
Re:Slashdot sucks... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Cool (Score:4, Funny)
I prefer to be sure that it is not safe than believe it is :)
"I'm safe. My secure wireless router is no where near Japan. There's no way they can pick up signals from me."
(This came from a guy who would only buy American electronics, because he really didn't want to watch Japanese game shows and doesn't speak Japanese, Thai. or Korean.)
I have a better security... (Score:5, Funny)
I just made my SSID "Logon for only $3.99 per minute"
Haven't ever seen my neighbors log on even once.
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Re:How about free secure wireless? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Secure protocols for home wifi? (Score:3, Funny)
No spiders? That's madness! Who will fix the Web when it breaks?
Re:How about free secure wireless? (Score:5, Funny)
Take that however you will.
Re:I have a better security... (Score:2, Funny)
I have mine set to 'I read your email'.
Re:How about free secure wireless? (Score:1, Funny)
I can easily do square roots in my head well into the low hundreds... ah wait... shit.