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 ...

Google shows references to using dynamic WEP keys, and tumbling WEP keys, but those seem to be in things like router manuals that say "this supports dynamic WEP keys for better security".<BR><BR>I ...

How to Change a D-Link Router Encryption Key. 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.

The cure for WEP insecurity is pretty simple — switch to WPA, which when properly configured is a far superior way to safeguard a wireless network. WPA isn’t exactly new technology — it’s been around ...

Type the passphrase for the network into the "Password" field in the prompt that appears. Click "Connect" to connect your laptop to a router with WEP encryption.

For a number of third party wireless access points, AirPort 3.3 (released earlier this month) will not allow entry of a WEP key in the drop-down AirPort network selection menu, forcing users to ...

Wireless Security Protocols like WPA2, WPA, WEP use different encryption methods like CRC, TKIP, AES, CCMP to keep data protected. Know the differences.

We demonstrate an active attack on the WEP protocol that is able to recover a 104-bit WEP key using less than 40.000 frames with a success probability of 50%. In order to succeed in 95% of all ...

I read that a WPA implementation in a SOHO setting doesn't require an authentication server, instead a mode called "pre-shared key" will be used. How could this be more secure than WEP, since it ...

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 ...