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CoguarSpirit · 07-11-2009, 11:23 PM

In answer to your question BLACKPANTHER, and as I've just set up wireless here, the best encryption method to use is WPA-TKIP, though any WPA encryption your router and clients support is better than WEP.

<geek> wep encryption can be broken in literally 30seconds with a few command lines. WPA encryption requires brute force with the use of a list of words or dictionary. This not only takes a long time (days of processing), but also relies on your password being in a word-list. A password with small-case, upper-case, numbers and symbols is pretty much secure.</geek>

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CoguarSpirit Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 62	Re: Wireless security-am I secure? In answer to your question BLACKPANTHER, and as I've just set up wireless here, the best encryption method to use is WPA-TKIP, though any WPA encryption your router and clients support is better than WEP. <geek> wep encryption can be broken in literally 30seconds with a few command lines. WPA encryption requires brute force with the use of a list of words or dictionary. This not only takes a long time (days of processing), but also relies on your password being in a word-list. A password with small-case, upper-case, numbers and symbols is pretty much secure.</geek> __________________ Ride the road