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R-n-R
04-05-2007, 10:08 PM
I found this article (http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/31B35384646126A8CC2572B3008014EF), if your using WiFi, thought you would find it interesting.

Here is the first paragraph:

The wi-fi security protocol WEP should not be relied on to protect sensitive material, according to three German security researchers who have discovered a faster way to crack it. More... (http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/31B35384646126A8CC2572B3008014EF)

Henrik
04-06-2007, 02:55 AM
I read this article the other day, and well... it is old news that WEP (RC4) is quite easy to crack, but it's good that the flaws are highlighted again - as the common folk hopefully switch to WPA2.

Btw, the FON routers have both WEP&WPA switched on by default. Sounds like an invitation for hackers to me.