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FBI cracks WEP in 3 minutes

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The Faceless Master

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At a recent ISSA (Information Systems Security Association) meeting in Los Angeles, a team of FBI agents demonstrated current WEP-cracking techniques and broke a 128 bit WEP key in about three minutes. Special Agent Geoff Bickers ran the Powerpoint presentation and explained the attack, while the other agents (who did not want to be named or photographed) did the dirty work of sniffing wireless traffic and breaking the WEP keys.
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http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article111.php

all your wlan are belong to us?
 
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Nerevar

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JeffDowns said:
That's why WPA >>> WEP.
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doesn't WPA use shifting WEP keys as the base of its security? How long are the keys and how often does it shift them? If they can hax 128-bit WEP in 3 minutes, that's pretty fast.
 
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Zaptruder

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... I use a WEP to protect my home network in an apartment building...

but it's not like we have critical super secret info been bandied around... just a fatter than average internet connection.

Even though it takes 3 minutes for the FBI, I'm guessing it's too much trouble for most?
 
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