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Old 09-02-2011, 14:25   #12
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Re: opinions wanted (computer forensics)

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To prevent unauthorized access to the wireless network firstly the password should be
changed to more secure types such as PSK, WPA2 or WPA. This is more reliable then
outdated WEP.
Modified to be technically correct using his own wording :

To prevent unauthorised access to the wireless network firstly the wireless encryption type should be changed to more secure types such as WPA2 or WPA. These are more secure than outdated WEP

PSK is not a completely different encryption type which the quoted statement would imply. PSK (pre-shared key) defines how the WPA key itself is distributed. Without going into the complexities of encryption types and radius servers it would be simpler and correct to state WPA2(PSK) or WPA(PSK) using either TKIP or AES encryption.
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