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KisMac and AirCrack-NG

  • 07-12-2008 01:57AM
    #1
    randombar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads,
    Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this? Just checking how secure my WPA really is.
    Thanks
    Gary


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  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Afaik, wpa is still pretty secure. I think aircrack-ng relies on bruteforcing/dictionary attacks to crack the keys, so a nice big random key should keep things reasonably secure.

    Have you any reason to think you might be at risk? Are you handling particularly sensitive data?


  • #3
    J-blk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,906 ✭✭✭J-blk


    Yep, a good WPA key is nowhere near as exposed as WEP is - especially if you use a good solid password (12 characters or longer, combining letters, numbers and symbols). I'd also recommend something like 1Password:

    http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password

    You can basically use it to create a database of very complicated/strong passwords for everything (including the WPA key) but have one master meaningful password (which you can remember) to access everything from. I believe it'll let you store up to 20 passwords for free, but a license is worth every penny.


  • #4
    randombar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,479 ✭✭✭randombar


    No reason why I think I should be at risk but I've some time on my hands (job hunting in melbourne) so I decided I'd look into it. Security and security breaches are getting more and more important and it's good to know.


  • #5
    Type 17
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Type 17


    Here's a good summary of the current security situation with WPA.

    Summary:

    WEP is as bad as no security turned on, so forget about using it

    WPA is ok still, once you choose a good password (>20 characters, not a dictionary word)

    PS: Just because I can, my network runs 5GHz 802.11n with a 63-character randomly-generated WPA2 password - come and have a go if you think you're hard enough :D


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