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Originally Posted by Hom3r
One option is to use MAC Filtering.
But I've heard you can spoof a MAC address, so this option may be no use.
Correct, dead easy.
You could use a Wi-Fi sniffer program/app, and see what's in the area.
Oh yes please, airodump-ng along with aireplay-ng so I can capture your 4 way handshake and then crack your wireless password at my leisure. (I'm getting to like you!}
I use the Android App WiFi Analyzer, this tell me whose in my area. Only the routers, I'll concentrate on getting the handshake from the connected device.
It does amaze me how many still have the default VM or BT SSID set.
That wouldn't matter as at the least airodump would give me the mac address of the hidden SSID
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Don't get me wrong, I am what's known as an ethical hacker, yes I will hack a local "customer" wireless network but then I will go to them and tell them how to secure it. Hiding the SSID does nothing, the network can still be found via it's mac address as that's still broadcast. A phrase is only as secure as the dictionary I don't have, although there are some on here that disagree.
There's easier and better ways to secure a network remember, all you have to do is make it non-effective for the hacker to use his resoures to attempt to crsck a password and that is so simple!