Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point of all ...

Wired Equivalent Privacy is one of the first encryption methods developed to secure wireless networks distributed by routers. The wireless antenna in your Dell laptop ...

I have an IDSL line shared between my PC and my Mac with a Linksys wireless router/switch/etc. The PC is connected with a cable, the Mac uses the wireless with 128-bit WEP.<BR><BR>Anyway, I'd been ...

The encryption key of your D-Link router is the only thing that separates your wireless network from would-be hackers, data thieves or bandwidth leeches. Although important for home users as well, it ...

Eircom decided to generate the WEP key automatically and ship the software that does this with the routers. In theory, that can be a safe thing to do, providing you use the right mathematics. What you ...

MacFixIt reader Guy Kuo reports a limitation in Apple's AirPort devices that prevents proper access to Windows-based wireless networks using a WEP slot key other than "1." In essence, if the wireless ...

Providing security for wireless LANs (WLANs) presents particular challenges. In a wired network it is possible to maintain physical control over the access points (APs)-an intruder must have access to ...

It should be acknowledged that WPA with pre-shared keys can be cracked if IT management unwisely uses straightforward passwords. However, this is not a weakness in WPA security, but rather a potential ...

Starting with the May 2019 (v1903) update that is currently being rolled out, Windows 10 will show a warning to users if they are connecting to a WiFi network that is ...

The first wireless security network to mark its appearance was WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy. It started off with 64-bit encryption (weak) and eventually went all ...