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How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network's WEP Password with BackTrack

How to Crack a Wi-Fi Network's WEP Password with BackTrack
Kinja is in read-only mode. We are working to restore service. I did check the publication date on this piece, because - no sarcasm intended - I thought something bubbled up from 2005. WEP cracking can be done much more easily than this, even. Kismet and Kismac both crack WEP with less effort. The point is that WEP, since about 2003, has been useful only as a no-trespassing sign. Now WPA, despite some reports of cracks, is still considered uncracked - there's one exploit that requires some careful timing, doesn't reveal the key, and only works on very short packets. Flagged @Glenn Fleishman: Yep re: this bubbling up from 2005—like I said, this is not news. I like the description of WEP as a "no trespassing" sign more than anything else.

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