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Old 09-29-2004   #7 (permalink)
c0rnholio
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorn
...Which is why WEP is still a valid tool for the average home user.
Hm..sorry but I have to disagree to that.

Here is the reason why: I have several WEP protected AP's in my neighbourhood, all in rage without the need for a directional antennae or an omni. What stops me (expect from my ethic) from capturing all their traffic for several days (or until I have enough packets) and then use aircrack to crack their keys within a minute? They are all "average home users" but they generate traffic day by day, someday more, someday less. Next thing is that I can still use Packet injection on these networks to get enough traffic without them knowing it. I would not recommend anyone using WEP anymore, even not for home use. Also think about KoreK's chopchop...decrypts a WEP encrypted packet in about a minute...

Just my 2 ct...
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