There are many types of Wi-Fi encryption you can use on modern Internet routers. So which one should you use? Many people don’t even use encryption, and those that do just pick an encryption type at random without knowing what they do. Most encryption types are better than nothing at all, but some are more [...]

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You find lots of tutorials on the web that deal with cracking WEP (wired equivalent privacy) using tools that are only available if you are using a *nix distribution. This could be quite a challenge for most windows users. A tutorial at the taz forum now finally takes a look at and explains how to crack WEP using windows xp.

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WEP also known as Wired Equivalent Privacy was intended to provide comparable confidentiality to a traditional wired network. Several security weaknesses have been identified. Despite the weaknesses, WEP provides a level of security that can deter casual snooping.

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It´s always good to know how your wireless network could be attacked and secure it accordingly. Cracking WEP and WPA Wireless Networks explains how to use aircrack and kismet to work with WEP encrypted networks as well as static passkey WPA or WPA-PSK.

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