How to Protect Your Wi-Fi Network from the WPA Hack

**Broken5hift** · 11-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Wi-Fi: How to Protect Your Wi-Fi Network from the WPA Hack

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WEP Wi-Fi security has been known as an easy-to-crack security protocol for a while now, which is why it was superseded by the more secure Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) standard. But now a PhD candidate studying encryption has found an exploit in the WPA standard that would allow a hacker to "send bogus data to an unsuspecting WiFi client," completely compromising your Wi-Fi security and opening your network to all sorts of hacking. Lucky for you, it's not terribly difficult to protect yourself against the new exploit.

The key: Just log into your router, switch off Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) as an encryption mode, and use Advanced Encryption System (AES) only. TKIP is the only protocol that the hack applies to, so switching to AES-only will ensure that your Wi-Fi network is safe again. It's quick and easy, so do yourself a favor and make the adjustment now so you don't run into any problems in the future.

**edgecrusher1120** · 11-07-2008, 02:49 PM

how do i get a wpa hack?

**Vissionary** · 11-07-2008, 02:51 PM

lol @ "don't hack me bro"

**Xavier** · 11-07-2008, 02:52 PM

Pfft, I run with my broadcast off, no encryption, just MAC authentication. There are plenty of open networks someone would try to get on before trying to hack mine.

11-07-2008, 02:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
edgecrusher1120 SOT Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in your moms panty drawer Posts: 1,116	how do i get a wpa hack? __________________ "whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously never encountered automatic weapons"

11-07-2008, 02:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vissionary SOT Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 45,078 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 43^rd	lol @ "don't hack me bro" __________________ SOT - We'll pull your endocrine system out of your body and make a hat out of it.

11-07-2008, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Xavier SOT Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Coatesville, PA Posts: 1,040 gXboxLive Leaderboard: 9^th	Pfft, I run with my broadcast off, no encryption, just MAC authentication. There are plenty of open networks someone would try to get on before trying to hack mine. __________________ Putting the sensual back in Non-consensual.

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