Thursday, November 6, 2003

Weakness in Wi-Fi Protected Access

Internet.com reports that a <A HREF="http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/3105271">wireless security expert has detected a weakness</A> in the interface design of a highly touted Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol deployed in numerous Wireless LAN products. According to a research paper posted on Wi-Fi Networking News, the weakness could allow intruders to crack poorly chosen passphrases via offline dictionary attacks.

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