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Stuart · 04-04-2007, 18:21

If anyone is still using WEP for wireless security as opposed to WPA (or WPA2), be wary.

Codebreakers have discovered a way to crack a 104 bit key in under a minute. It takes a reasonably well specced PC around 3 seconds to process the accumulated data, and display the key.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04...code_cracking/

04-04-2007, 18:21	#1
Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	WEP wireless security cracked in 60 seconds If anyone is still using WEP for wireless security as opposed to WPA (or WPA2), be wary. Codebreakers have discovered a way to crack a 104 bit key in under a minute. It takes a reasonably well specced PC around 3 seconds to process the accumulated data, and display the key. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04...code_cracking/