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Wireless Access using WEP Key

There are many methods about how to securing wireless area network, however in this time I just want to talk about WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) methods. The WEP method uses Shared Key Authentication to initializing any client to have access on wireless network. The client should have to enter the encryption key at the first time they are connecting to wireless network or hotspot, if the WEP security key match with the Administrator key then they will have an access to connect to the wireless area network. The WEP has standard type for wireless connection type, it’s usually using 802.11b wireless connection type. Continue reading »

Future versions of Apple’s iPhone may come equipped with the smartphone version of a LoJack car-recovery system, a patent application filed by the computer giant suggests. The application details  a system that can take photos of an unauthorized user, pinpoint his or her location, or even detect the user’s heartbeat patterns after the phone owner reports it lost or stolen. Continue reading »

Still holding on to that 802.11g router? It’s time to step up to a network that delivers the performance a modern household or home business needs for rapid backups, high-definition movie streaming, and stutter-free online multiplayer gaming. What you need is a dual brand router, one that can transmit simultaneously on both the 2.4-GHz frequency, which has better range but lower throughput and on the 5.0-GHz frequency, which offer higher throughput, but shorter range. We took three models for a spin that promise to let you live in the wireless fast lane.
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Introduction

This tutorial walks you through cracking WPA/WPA2 networks which use pre-shared keys. I recommend you do some background reading to better understand what WPA/WPA2 is. The Wiki links page has a WPA/WPA2 section.

WPA/WPA2 supports many types of authentication beyond pre-shared keys. aircrack-ng can ONLY crack pre-shared keys. So make sure airodump-ng shows the network as having the authentication type of PSK, otherwise, don’t bother trying to crack it. Continue reading »