Posted on 11/06/2008 1:07:03 PM PST by ShadowAce
Whew. I use WPA2. Never used WEP
Use WPA with AES, which is more secure and usually runs in hardware rather than TKIP which tends to run in software.
If it’s wireless, assume it’s insecure.
Don’t know what else to say.
Oversimplifying the issue doesn't really help. Wired connections can be quite insecure as well. Lots of serious intrusions and crimes have been committed over copper.
All security is a value/time tradeoff. If what you have is valuable enough, someone WILL gain access, given enough time. If what you have is of no value, nobody will try to get it even if it's public.
All you can do is make access difficult enough that it isn't worth the bad guy's time to get it.
I use MAC filtering on top of that. Still not totally hack-proof, but it provides an extra layer.
...and this is why my household is wired.
Don't want to shoot you down, but from what I've read while recently getting up to speed to set up a wifi network of my own, MAC filtering is so easily overcome by spoofing that its literally not worth the time to implement it. Its _is_ an extra layer of security, but kind of on same level as a screen door is a layer. :-/
I'm sorry to say both MAC address filters and SSID hiding can be easily spoofed or exposed.
Well, what’s a person to do? I try to be reasonably secure. Turned off SSID broadcast, use WPA, don’t use MAC filtering anymore (too much hassle, since I’m constantly changing hardware around). I figure if somebody’s determined enough to go after me, with 6 other wireless access points withing sniffing distance (most unsecured), there’s not much I can do about it, short of pulling the plug.
Wow, hauling around a 300' CAT5 with your laptop around the house has to be a drag.
My house is wired and wireless. And using the highest crypto is the only option with wireless. I'm not surprised people are working on cracks. In fact it is a good thing. If you don't test your security, someday you'll find it's been compromised.
WOW, if I was using a LAPTOP that would be really stupid.
I travel with a laptop and HARD WIRE it when I need to use that.
WPA2 is thankfully still safe, the problem comes for people that have hardware that only does WPA, ie. some (barely) older laptops and many game consoles.
Bump for reference
So brute force is the key and it takes a real whooper of a system to pull it off.
For some strange reason, I'm not too worried about this.
I don't think anyone sitting outside my house looking for a Wi-Fi connection is going to be able to hack my WPA protected network.
802.1x with PEAP-CHAP. Even negotiating access to the WAPs is encrypted.
“I don’t think anyone sitting outside my house looking for a Wi-Fi connection is going to be able to hack my WPA protected network.”
Ditto - especially since most of my neighbors have no encryption at all.
Hee hee...always good to have a backup system in place. Just in case of emergency mind you.
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