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According to this paper it is cracked: http://sviehb.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/viehboeck_wps.pdf

Using Reaver.

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This has been a known vulnerability for quite a long time now; your question doesn't really ask anything - in direct answer, no, WPS setups are not particularly secure or safe. – Savara May 5 '12 at 15:03
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You ask and answer your own question. A simple google search shows your answer. Is there something else that you are getting at? – schroeder May 5 '12 at 15:19

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Since the vulnerability reaver exploits is only in kind of authentication (PIN) the question should probably be rephrased to: Is WPS broken completely or only in parts.

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Simple answer - no.

If you read that paper you linked to, it details the problem.

It hasn't been safe for a long time.

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What do you mean not safe for a long time? any older proof of concepts? – user101579 May 5 '12 at 20:17
Perhaps I should have specified - the paper you linked to made the issue public months ago. – Rory Alsop♦ May 5 '12 at 20:18

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