[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: wi-fi security?



On Monday 31 August 2009 01:04:57 Celejar wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:27:24 -0500
> "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss@iguanasuicide.net> wrote:
> > If the wireless network uses WPA, you might be safe.  There are some
> > fairly sophisticated attacks against WPA personal, that don't require
> > much resources besides time.  So, treat those networks has if they have
> > no security.  However, WPA enterprise and WPA2 are still secure at this
> > point in time; you can trust that an attacker can't see your packets
> > between your radio and the AP's radio.
>
> Are you referring to this, or something else:
>
> http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/08/27/180249/WPA-Encryption-Cracked-I
>n-60-Seconds

Actually, I think I was referring to the earlier 12 to 15 minute attack, 
although I didn't get either from slashdot.

In any case, it would appear that I was mis-remembering the severity of the 
attack.  Breaking the TKIP would let the attacker on the network, but it 
wouldn't necessarily let them sniff your packets.
-- 
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.           	 ,= ,-_-. =.
bss@iguanasuicide.net            	((_/)o o(\_))
ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy 	 `-'(. .)`-'
http://iguanasuicide.net/        	     \_/

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: This is a digitally signed message part.


Reply to: