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« on: 2007-10-21, 20:05 »
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"WEP as a security measure is so broken that your (and everyone else's) kid sister can easily circumvent it," said computer security researcher Ralf-Philipp Weinmann, co-author of the aircrack-ptw tool that can crack WEP in minutes.

Anyone caring about their privacy, said Mr Weinmann, should not use WEP to stop others using their wi-fi hotspot.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7052223.stm

This is a "see, I told you so" moment from the bird.  I knew this would happen eventually.  If you're using Wi-Fi and using WEP I suggest switching to WPA-2.  Better yet, if you can, ditch the wireless and use hard lines only.  I know that's an inconvenience to many, but there's always a trade-off involved between convenience and security.
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« Reply #1 on: 2007-10-22, 01:14 »
Hardwired is faster too!

I keep a wireless segment on my router for when I'm using my laptop, but it's highly secured. I don't think that WEP is quite as easy to break as this guy is trying to make it out to be, but the tools do exist to push most script-kitties through.
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« Reply #2 on: 2007-10-22, 02:27 »
I agree, I don't think "anyone's kid sister" can break WEP, but I do think that if someone's in a college or urban setting that they're at greater risk of someone wardriving with a hack tool.
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« Reply #3 on: 2007-10-22, 15:00 »
I've always been skeptical about the use of wireless stuff. Everything wireless is a pain in the ass, at least for now. Like those wireless mouses: they always run out of batteries in the most critical situations.
Cable's still the way to go!
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« Reply #4 on: 2007-10-22, 18:15 »
This is why I did research and have been using WPA from the start. I do not like wireless, but it's the only serious option in my home.
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« Reply #5 on: 2007-10-30, 18:41 »
I'm sticking with my big 40-metre ethernet cable for now, thanks Slipgate - Wink
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