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WPA Encryption Cracked In 60 Seconds

Posted by timothy on from the nicholas-cage-has-an-alibi dept.

carusoj writes "Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute. Last November, security researchers first showed how WPA could be broken, but the Japanese researchers have taken the attack to a new level. The earlier attack worked on a smaller range of WPA devices and took between 12 and 15 minutes to work. Both attacks work only on WPA systems that use the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) algorithm. They do not work on newer WPA 2 devices or on WPA systems that use the stronger Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm."

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  1. Cool by el_tedward · · Score: 2, Funny

    So we'll be able to get more free wireless now?

    1. Re:Cool by godrik · · Score: 3, Funny

      My wireless network is kept open. I prefer to be sure that it is not safe than believe it is :) BTW, I call it ParasiteNet. :)

    2. Re:Cool by Chapter80 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I prefer to be sure that it is not safe than believe it is :)

      "I'm safe. My secure wireless router is no where near Japan. There's no way they can pick up signals from me."

      (This came from a guy who would only buy American electronics, because he really didn't want to watch Japanese game shows and doesn't speak Japanese, Thai. or Korean.)

  2. I'm safe. by rawls · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lucky for me, I use WEP, so I'm safe.

  3. Re:Secure protocols for home wifi? by ColdWetDog · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wired ethernet. Not only is it vastly more secure, it's also an order of magnitude or two faster than wireless.

    No wireless? Lame.

    --
    Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
  4. yep.... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's why I don't even bother with passwords on my wireless at ... Hello Friends! Please to hand over your credit and debit card informations at this time, I am thanking you not a lot. My name is Desmund Boutrous-Boutrous Gali Johnson IV and I have some news of the not so happy sort. Your uncle, and my business mentor and/or friend, McGuyver has been known to be passed away at this time going forth.

    Please to send me monies by any means as possible soonest.

    Wamerst thoughts and heated Regards, BBGIV

    (that's about how long it would take to crack it. Damn.)

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    Sent from your iPad.
  5. Re:Slashdot sucks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    There's a button you can select labeled Post Anonymously. When you make posts such as yours, it's a good idea to select it so you're not actually known to be a douchebag.

  6. I have a better security... by AmigaHeretic · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know why people insist on using WEP, WPA, WPA2, etc..

    I just made my SSID "Logon for only $3.99 per minute"

    Haven't ever seen my neighbors log on even once.

    _

    1. Re:I have a better security... by mungewell · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have mine set to 'I read your email'.

  7. Re:How about free secure wireless? by gnud · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yay solidarity! =)

  8. Re:Secure protocols for home wifi? by An+ominous+Cow+art · · Score: 2, Funny

    No spiders? That's madness! Who will fix the Web when it breaks?

  9. Re:How about free secure wireless? by oatworm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ah - the "If you want to outrun a bear, the key is not to outrun the bear - it's to outrun the person behind you" principle. That sort of wisdom ranks up there with, "Women are like square roots - if they're under 16, you should do them in your head."

    Take that however you will.

  10. Re:How about free secure wireless? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can easily do square roots in my head well into the low hundreds... ah wait... shit.