From: "Frank Vos" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 13:00:50 +0200 (CEST)
Reply-To: "Frank Vos" <frankvos@xs4all.nl>
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: WEP Encryption a bad joke??

Hello Rick,

Like Paul already said, WPA encryption is safe. Provided your encryption=
 keys contains only random characters, otherwise they can try a brutefor=
ce library attack.

Kind regards,
Frank

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 02:56:05 -0700 (PDT), Rick R. wrote:

>Now that is the *first* time I've learned that WiFis encryption is pret=
ty much useless against seriouz hack attacks.
>  They never talk about that in the media or the standard literature.
>  If that's the case, then how is one to protect his/her WiFi setup, ot=
her than going for a (commercial) VPN?!?
>   
>  
>
>Frank Vos <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
>  Hello Rick,
>On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 23:42:06 -0700 (PDT), Rick R. wrote:
>
>>While in the process of building a USB memory stick bootable OS/2 syst=
em I also decided to dump some Linux distro on there.
>> In the process of research I found that there are ready2write bootabl=
e USB Linux distros with modules that claim they can > hack even into 12=
8 WEP encryption from an ordinary laptop w/o any added user intervention=
.
>> They gave no specifics about the time required, but state that a few =
captured packages would do the trick.
>> Now can that be and if so, then what is the much hailed WEP encryptio=
n actually worth???
>Not much, it can prevent accidental access to your network by your
>neighbours, but if they really want to get in they can. See
>http://www.os2warp.be/index2.php?name=3Dwifi2#6.2 for an explanation
>about this. WEP was designed by technicians, not by security experts.
>In the Netlabs newsletter I saw that they have WPA encryption working
>for OS/2, but they didn't release it yet. I use WPA encryption, because=

>I have a Asus WL330g wireless adapter.
>
>Kind regards,
>Frank 
>
>
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