Security for 802.11 wireless networks.
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If a hacker is on the same Wifi Network as I am, what can he do?
Ok so when a hacker has the wifi network's password and gets on the network, he can do things like monitor traffic, catch passwords, even access PCs, etc.
But what I'm interested of knowing is what ...
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Ways to look for changes on a PC
The other day I got the password for our school's Wifi but even though that's the case, I still can't connect. So I visited the guys at my school's IT department and they said they need to borrow my ...
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Why isn't open WiFi encrypted?
As far as I understand, WiFi networks that require no password send traffic through the air unencrypted. Those that require a password encrypt each connection uniquely, even if they're all using the ...
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Why is WPA Enterprise more secure than WPA2?
In personal mode WPA2 is more secure than WPA. However, I have read that WPA Enterprise provides stronger security than WPA2 and I am unsure exactly how this is achieved.
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Standard algorithm for WEP key generator 64-bit [closed]
I have downloaded the following function from the internet. It's a WEP Key generator for 64-bit from a giving passphrase. and I m wondering if a such algorithm is a standard algorithm? or it's an ...
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How do WPA/WPA2 cracking programs know when the PMK/PTK is correct?
I'm doing some pen-testing on my home wlan with aircrack-ng and it got me wondering how programs like these(eg. aircrack-ng, cowPatty, pyrit etc) really work. Specially, when performing a ...
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How eavesdropping will be performed how can I prevent from eavesdropping
I believe that eavesdropping in a man in middle attack and the message is passing from the client to server the man sitting at ISP or network hackers can look at what message I am sending. Heard that ...
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how to monitor a Wifi (802.11) network?
How to capture a sequential stream of data between two machines, making no assumptions about network layer protocols? On wired network, one can do it by ARP spoofing and then sniff the network. One ...
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Is the GTK or MIC in the unencrypted portion of a WPA protected frame?
In order to decrypt traffic you must have all 4 portions of the WPA Handshake. In WPA protected data frames, is there an unencrypted portion of that frame that has some sort of identifiable value to ...
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How WEP/WPA authentication works in a WiFi environment?
I'm looking on a clear schema that would explain how a computer connect to an WiFi access point (WEP or WPA in any version (1,2)).
The basic schema would be :
Computer looks which AP are available
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Is it safe to log into my bank website over a public wifi?
Is it safe to log into my bank website over a public wifi (like a coffee shop)?
I apologize if this is a really dumb question. I realize that the connection between the browser and bank servers ...
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Is there any security threat with open WiFi connection?
For a few days, my mobile device has been able to catch WiFi signals that are within its radius. It's not asking for a password to use the service.
So, I'm using the WiFi service whenever I need to. ...
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Is it possible to configure any of wifi protocols so that the network is undetectable?
I am wondering if it possible to configure my DD-WRT router so that the wifi network I am using is undetectable - impossible to tell if there is any network broadcasting even if there are clients ...
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Measuring SNR to detect jammers in Wi-Fi networks
I'm trying to figure out a way to detect a Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz signal Jammer. I am not looking into
locating the location of the jammer but rather detect the jamming signal. How do i do so using
only ...
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If someone hacks my wi-fi connnection, what can they see and how?
I have two questions on wifi security:
If someone knows my wifi password (be it WEP or WPA) what can they
see on my screen? Do they just see URLs I visit, or can they see
everything in my ...
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WPS vulnerability scanning for handshakes to detect the attack
I was able to sniff the EAP packets from the attacker machine with a wireless card on p-mode, however i was not able to sniff this data off the user using the same card under windows.
Wireshark, did ...
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Security measures for a WiFi access point?
I am planning to purchase a program that comes with an App that allows you to control the program via phone. The developer told me that the connection will be done via an extra WIFI box connecting to ...
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Wifi WPA cracking with reaver
Hello! This question for anyone who tried or succeeded to crack wifi wpa/wpa2 keys with backtrack linux and reaver. So, I wanted to test on my wifi router. I started everything as described here.
But ...
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Was WPS fixed (wifi)?
Rumors says that WPS bruteforce vuln doesn't work on never devices, now you have to brute all 10^7 pins. Is that true?
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Has my network/computer been breached?
I'm not sure if this is the right site to ask, so I apologise if it isn't, but here goes.
A while ago I started noticing some odd behaviour. My Gmail account was compromised, it seemed, and I had to ...
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What is the best way to protect a captive portal againt MAC spoofing
What is the best way to protect a captive portal againt MAC spoofing?
The MAC Address appears one of the only ways to distinguish wireless clients from one another, anything one authenticated client ...
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Why does layer 2 IDS seem underdeveloped compared to layer 3 IDS, for wireless network?
I understand that there are many applications such as Snort that do the job for network layer 3 IDS.
From what I have researched, layer 2 wireless IDS seems like a field that is very slow in ...
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Are smartphones at least as safe as “regular” computers for personal data?
Like a lot of people, I pretty much run my life on the Web these days. I use online bill pay, I shop at Internet retailers, I keep in touch with friends electronically, &c. I'm pretty comfortable ...
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OS Fingerprinting for Android
Are traditional OS-fingerprinting techniques effective in identifying Android smartphones (OS version) on a network. From my research I found most Android network mappers can be only run from Android ...
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Tracing Wireless Card
Let's say that hypothetically someone had broken into a WiFi connection. We can't find any evidence of whom it is via sniffing the traffic or anything of the sort.
Is there any way to triangulate ...
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How to detect/list rogue computers connected to a WIFI network without access to the Wifi Router interface?
This is what I believe to be an interesting challenge :)
A relative (that lives a bit too far to go there in person) is complaining that their WIFI/Internet network performance has gone down ...
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How mobile app WiFiKill can cut off internet access to neighbor devices?
There is a program for android- WifiKill which disables wifi internet access of some neighbor peers connected to the same wifi AP. How does this program work? ARP poisoning or some other techniques? ...
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Can wifi administrator see data transfer over android phone. precisely gmail app communication
sometimes I connect to wifi outside my home in office , restaurants and friends house. I want to know if wifi administrator can see the exact data my android phone communicates?
I am only concerned ...
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How to use phone's Wifi tethering to demonstrate security vulnerabilities on phones [closed]
I am teaching a course to highschool students about computers, and I wanted to do something different for tomorrow class. I was thinking to teach them about wifi security vulnerabilities through a ...
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Why can you bypass restricted WiFis by adding “?.jpg” to the URL?
I recently read an article on Hacking a commercial airport WLAN. It's basically about circumventing paid airport WiFi redirections (they redirect you to a certain URL when you type something in the ...
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Wifi box produces three SSIDs?
While using a friend's wifi, he said I should use his SSID, let's call it XYZ's Wifi. When I started my Macbook Pro, three SSIDs came up. Two were called XYZ's Wifi and the third was called XYZ's ...
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How can I configure my router to prevent connections bypassing it?
I am trying to configure my router to control access for several of my devices at home.
I am currently using a linksys router.
Our home consists of three devices (a desktop, a laptop, and a ...
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How to block or detect user setting up their own personal wifi AP in our LAN?
Recently, I found a user plug a USB Wifi stick on his desktop, and set up an AP without password.
How can we detect or block this via firewall rules or other approach?
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How to Investigate Wi-Fi Intrusion and where to look for evidence?
I'm trying to figure out how to configure a network so that I can tell what an intruder did (in the past) while on the network after they are detected.
eg. If someone with a wi-fi enabled laptop ...
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aircrack-ng under Win7 — possible?
What needs to be installed to get the full aircrack-ng suite (or the closest possible equivalent) working under Win7?
Should you use VirtualPC, VirtualBox, or VMware Workstation for this?
Should you ...
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What are the methods to crack WPA and WPA2? [closed]
Is there any method other than brute force and dictionary attacks to break WPA and WPA2?
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Is it possible to change the wifi password with a script?
I was wondering if it is possible to change the password for a wifi with a script instead of having to log-in to the routers firmware?
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Does a TMSI change often enough to prevent tracking?
A company called Path Intelligence has a product called Footpath which uses the TMSI, WiFi MAC address, and bluetooth MAC address to track phones as they move through stores.
However, I don't see ...
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Wifi login redirect applications
This may sound a bit naive questions as i am a beginner. But I do my best to put it into words.
You may have experience when sometimes you want to use the internet in a cafe for example (with your ...
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What makes PINless Wi-Fi Direct using WPS on Android secure?
I've read from Wikipedia that Wi-Fi direct uses WPS (Wifi Protected Setup),
and I know that in Android (at least what I have which is 4.0.1 on Galaxy S3) uses the WPS method of the "push button" to ...
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Best way to secure Wi-Fi Direct connection
I have setup WiFi Direct connection between two Android devices by using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) "push button" for authentication.I also want to secure the connection itself by securing the data ...
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How do I holistically protect a web service from network and MITM attacks?
I have several financial web services that are accessed over HTTPS, however the client devices may be accessing the web services over untrusted WiFi, through questionable proxies, and possibly ToR ...
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Cracking a wpa2-psk wifi
I'm cracking a wpa2-psk wifi with aircrack-ng. After popullating the *cap file I'll apply brute-force with john.
The question is:
What time is it recommend to run airodump-ng before killing it's ...
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Which Wifi encryption method is secure?
you may wonder apple just removed ethernet port from new macbooks which means we have to use wifi! i made a wifi hotspot with my windows laptop to use for my macbook (my modem don't have wifi because ...
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Can my WIFI Home router be brought down to cause me to connect to a fake AP?
I am wondering if this scenario may happen - described from the users point of view: Being connected to my home router, the connection suddenly breaks. So I go to the wireless network adapters drop ...
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Can a hacker sniff others' network data over a wireless connection?
Provided that the hacker knows the WiFi password if any (WEP or WPA), is he capable of sniffing network data of other hosts connected to the same access point?
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Does Kismac 0.3.3 (0.3.3) work on Mac OSX 10.8.2
Does Kismac 0.3.3 (0.3.3) built on February 7th work on Mac OSX 10.8.2
It doesn't seem to scan for me.
Both are the latest versions as of today.
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What is the most common default security setting on most consumer and small business Wi-Fi routers? [closed]
I am writing a paper right now which involves Wi-Fi security (I'll spare you the details). A major argument in this area depends on the assertion that Wi-Fi routers come defaulted as open networks (ie ...
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How to view which mac addresses are connected to some AP?
I set up an open AP. I know I can view mac addresses of connected users via AP's console (local console). this is not what I need.
I use tool like Netstumbler or inSSIDer on my Win 7 machine to see ...
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Safe to make a VPN connection over coffee shop WIFI?
On my work laptop I regularly create a VPN connection that I use to remote desktop to our web server. Is this safe to do on a coffee shop where random people are connected to the same wifi network?
