GPUs Used To Crack WiFi Passwords Faster

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday January 15, 2009 @01:43AM from the security-tools-yeah-right dept.

MojoKid writes "Russian-based ElcomSoft has just released ElcomSoft Wireless Security Auditor 1.0, which can take advantage of both Nvidia and ATI GPUs. ElcomSoft claims that the software uses a 'proprietary GPU acceleration technology,' which implies that neither CUDA, Stream, nor OpenCL are being utilized in this instance. At its heart, what ElcomSoft Wireless Security Auditor does is perform brute-force dictionary attacks of WPA and WPA2 passwords. If an access point is set up using a fairly insecure password that is based on dictionary words, there is a higher likelihood that a password can be guessed. ElcomSoft positions the software as a way to 'audit' wireless network security."

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Re:It counts as a tool, like a hammer or pocketkni by GregNorc · 2009-01-15 07:06 · Score: 0, Redundant

I don't actually ever write my own arguments in support of security tools. Whenever I need a little +5 insightful, I go to the NRA's site, grab an essay, and find and replace "gun" with "nmap", "wireshark" or whatever tool you kids are using nowadays.
It works a hundred percent of the time, 60% of the time.