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

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

  2. 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. :)

  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. 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.)

  5. 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.

    _

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

    Yay solidarity! =)

  7. 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.