[GRLUG] wep in linux

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Alexander Grotewohl wrote:
> take said windows laptop (or pc) into the IT department with a nice little
> keylogger installed..
>
> im too lazy to crack things.. =)
As I mentioned very early in this thread even that might be unnecessary. 
Merely download a program that 'un-stars' the password fields in 
windows. Then go to the wireless card settings. Chances are you'll be 
able to recover the wep key. If you run linux then wepcrack or airsnort 
are pretty easy to run. I think they are available for windows too but 
you might need to use CygWin.

The moral of the story is is still that WEP only keeps honest people honest.

>
> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:52:03 -0500, Tim Schmidt wrote:
>
> >On 2/21/06, Adam Tauno Williams <_awilliam at whitemice.org_> wrote:
> >> WPA (EAP/RADIUS) provides good wireless security with nearly as
> >> pervasive support in clients as WEP.
> >> _http://www.whitemiceconsulting.com/node/97_
> >>
> >> But none of this should be surprising as most academic IT departments
> >> are in shambles.
> >
> >Agreed... However, because IT departments operate with limited labor
> >and budget constraints, administrators should strive to implement
> >technologies that reduce support requirements. Forcing students to
> >bring their computers in to the IT department and consume the time of
> >a living person just to re-enter a wep key is counterproductive. That
> >same person could be auditing wireless hardware for WPA support or
> >installing VPN software or something useful.
> >
> >--tim
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