Friday, March 21, 2014

Now , WPA2 is also vulnerable



No solutions yet but, stronger and longer passwords might make it a little more difficult to break. (that we already know)


According to the article:- 

The researchers have now shown that a brute force attack on the WPA2 password is possible and that it can be exploited,

As part of their purported security protocols routers using WPA2 must reconnect and re-authenticate devices periodically and share a new key each time. The team points out that the re-authentication step essentially leaves a backdoor unlocked albeit temporarily

Temporarily is long enough for a fast-wireless scanner and a determined intruder. 


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