wpa

Wi-Fi Security: Cracking WPA With CPUs, GPUs, And The Cloud

Linux Today  Tue, 08/16/2011 - 10:02

Tom's Hardware: "We go from password cracking on the desktop to hacking in the cloud."


 

Better Wi-Fi Network Security: Advanced Techniques

Linux Today  Thu, 12/10/2009 - 03:02

Datamation: "If you've done any Google-ing on Wi-Fi security, you probably have the basics beaten into you: Don't use WEP, use WPA or WPA2, disable SSID broadcasting, change default settings, and so on.

Therefore we'll forgo the basics and skip to other ways you might be able to increase the security of your wireless network."


 

Configuring Strong Wi-fi (802.1x) Authentication in Linux

Linux Today  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 11:33

LinuxPlanet: "Setting up proper wireless encryption is easier than ever on Linux. WEP is broken and has been for a long time, but WPA and WPA2 are still going strong.

Eric Geier shows how to configure your Linux client to connect to a proper wireless encryption and authentication server to set up a secure wireless connection."


 

Ask the Wi-Fi Guru: Range Extension, Bridging, Mixing WPA and WP...

Linux Today  Wed, 09/23/2009 - 14:06

Wi-Fi Planet: "Is there any way to get this WPA personal device to connect to a WPA-Enterprise protected AP?"


 

Attack on WPA refined

Linux Today  Fri, 08/28/2009 - 15:33

The H Online: "First introduced in November 2008, a method for cracking the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard has been refined by Japanese researchers.

The attack now works with any implementation and requires far less time to succeed."


 

First WEP, Now WPA Encryption Falls

Linux Today  Fri, 08/28/2009 - 01:03

InternetNews: "...to be secure, wireless networks should use the more powerful protocol called Wi-Fi Protected Access, or WPA.

Now security experts say they've proven that WPA can be breached just as easily."


 

Organizations Urged To Update WPA After Security Crack

Redmond Developer News | News  Mon, 11/17/2008 - 18:00

A team of security researchers this week demonstrated an attack confirming that the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol can be compromised.