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WEP beats no Security at All |
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Written by OJ Jonasson
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Monday, 09 July 2007 |
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I really tired of the Wi-Fi security experts and WannaBee's bashing WEP with quotes like "a WEP key can be broken in seconds". While WEP may not be suitable for securing Wi-Fi networks that handle highly sensitive or confidential information, it does afford a certain level of protection for residential access points (or wireless router as it is more commonly called, i.e. those D-Links, LinkSys & Netgear devices). It clearly discourages unauthorized use of your personal access point by nearby neighbours and/or those war drivers looking for temporary Internet access that is free and easily accessible for them to use. War drivers (and any other fool) will simply drive further down the street and find an unsecured access point since, according to various surveys, only an estimated 40% of residential networks have any form of security. Put a 128 bit WEP key on your access point (and all workstations using Wi-FI access) and you will easily deter 99% of this cohort (neighbours & war drivers looking for temporary access).
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