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Using a mask for Aircrack [duplicate]
I have been using aircrack with an old router of mine I have given it a password from one of my old networks. It has a simple convention; two numbers, a keyword with a capital at the start then two ...
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If someone knows your wifi password AND is out of wifi range, does it present any particular risks?
This is a close matchup for If someone knows your wifi password can they hack your router?
I gave someone my general (not the guest-specific) wifi password, but they flew home to another continent. ...
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How important is it for WiFi passwords to be secure?
Anecdotally, I've noticed that many people's WiFi passwords (based on visiting their homes, etc.) don't seem terribly secure; they're usually fairly short and don't always contains numbers or special ...
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Where are wifi passwords stored? [duplicate]
I'm looking for technical details on how Windows, Linux, and macOS all store the SSIDs and passwords for every wireless network you've ever connected to. I've tried searching for this, but my Google-...
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Why does having default router credentials pose a risk? [duplicate]
When I got to 192.168.0.1/login I am greeted with my router login page and can go change some settings. Now let's say I still have the factory default login something like "admin", "...
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Can your internet provider monitor your data (passwords, etc?)
Was typing in my password into an HTTPS website when I started to wonder if my home WiFi (whether a neighbor could have hacked into and monitoring it) is secure.
When I type in
Username123
Password123
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Password leak to malicious AP with the same SSID [duplicate]
I was just surprised to find out that devices when connecting to WiFi networks compare the SSID to known ones and try the saved password.
In other terms: I have replaced my home router, and my device ...
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Can anyone see my files on the same network?
If someone hack my WiFi or they know the password . Can they see or will have access to any of my data stored in my pc connect on the same network. Or can they control my pc or download anything ?
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Could a Chromecast be compromised from its default open network?
I left my apartment for few days, so I disconnected my wireless router but I forgot to disconnect my Chromecast as well. I remember that when a Chromecast can't find the network it was connected to ...
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Bruteforcing a Wi-FI password [closed]
Is it possible to brute-force a WiFi password, since technically there are no limits with login attempts?
If there is any, the MAC address of the attacker device can be changed.
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What level of vulnerability has this WPA2 system?
I designed a WiFi host whose password contains a truncated SHA256 hash of a password + the time it was set.
For example, “password2019-12-25-12:59” hashed to “acd2775f” which is
truncated to 8 ...
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Can Avast check my WI-FI password for strength?
I've been greeted by this popup this morning:
Can Avast actually check my WI-FI password for strength? Or is it just "marketing scare" so that I upgrade to the paid version instead of using the free ...
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Do Xfinity hotspots require passwords?
There's a Xfinity hotspot(xfinitywifi)that I see on my phone that I occasionally use for reasons but lately it has been acting up so I contacted Xfinity customer support. They asked for some stuff ...
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Why does Windows store Wi-Fi passwords in a reversible format?
Running
netsh wlan export profile key=clear
in PowerShell will dump your current stored Wi-Fi settings, including the password, into xml files inside of whatever directory you are currently in.
Why ...
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Does the length of a password for Wi-Fi affect speed?
I work at a place that gives Wi-Fi to all the customers, with a password that is 19 characters long. A customer came in and claimed that because the password is long, it slows down the internet speed. ...
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Has Wi-Fi hacking gotten almost impossible?
I have read about Wi-Fi password cracking for a while and used different tools my self, such as:
Airodump for monitoring
Aicrack for getting key from cap files for WEP/WPA/WPA2
Reaver for WPS
Bully ...
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How secure are the default, randomized passwords that ISP routers come with?
Did a little searching an could not find an answer to this. A lot of ISPs these days are providing combination router/modem units, and they come with a pre-configured password that is a random string ...
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For cloud-based password managers, is it safe to login using public WiFi?
For cloud-based password managers, is it safe to login when using public WiFi?
To help get good answers to this question, let's define 3 terms:
Cloud-based password managers = Password managers such ...
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Why are WPA2 passwords longer than 16 bytes more secure than 16 byte passwords?
In this good Information Security StackExchange question, the answers reveal that a long WPA2-PSK password does not degrade performance of the network. The reasoning is that the password itself is ...
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How does Comcast know my WiFi password?
How does Comcast know my WiFi password? I generated it via KeePass and entered it into my Arris router/cable modem myself, and I bought the router used from a friend. When I went to the account web ...
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Will the new WPA3 protocol make it impossible to hack WIFI Password? [closed]
Like I asked in the thread title; Will the new WPA3 protocol make it impossible to hack a WIFI's password using tools like aircrack-ng?
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Can hand/finger movements be determined via changes in WiFi signal strength?
On a password generator website I came across the following claim among a list of security tips:
If there are WIFI routers in your home, then it's possible to know the passwords you typed (in your ...
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Does using a router connected to an unsecured WiFi network add security?
If I connect a portable router like GL-AR150 to a public, unsecured Wi-Fi network at a hotel and create my own private, password-protected Wi-Fi network, how much more secure is this compared to just ...
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Legal advise concerning copyright infringement (BitTorrent) and Wi-Fi hacking [closed]
Someone has hacked into my Wi-Fi and downloaded a film, TV shows and other content over a 2 year period using BitTorrent, I am now being sued by a copyright infringement company.
The TV programs as ...
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Is it possible to hack into secured wifi and download with bit torrent from my IP address?
Is it possible to hack into secured wifi and download using BitTorrent from my IP address? I live in Denmark- if that makes any difference.
We changed to a new WIFI service provider a few years back (...
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How can I decrypt traffic on a WPA encrypted network?
I am connected to a WPA/WPA2 Access Point and I want to sniff all wireless traffic inside that network. How can I decrypt the traffic even though I don't have the pre-shared key?
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My iPhone 6 was stolen along with my router from my home
The router was a secondary one that was no longer being used. The person who did this is my ex-friend/roommate so the wifi password was also known. With me being confused as to what was going on at ...
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How to find out Wi-Fi password with dictionary attack without connecting to the Wi-Fi?
I have some specific problem. Is there any possibility how to find out Wi-Fi password with dictionary attack without connecting to the Wi-Fi?
I need it for my bachelor thesis, where I am using ...
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Why do Android and iOS not let users view wifi passwords?
On Windows, admin users can view saved wifi passwords. I know that by rooting the device, it is possible to view them on Android and iOS, but usually, rooting is simply not an option. So, why don't ...
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My ISP shows my WiFi password on their public site in plain text. Should I be worried?
I recently noticed that when logged into my ISPs (Spectrum) public, external site that can be accessed outside my network, I can see my home network's WPA2 password in plain text.
This clearly means ...
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When connecting to public wifi, is login information resent if you were previously logged in?
i’m paranoid about using public wifi but sometimes I have no choice. I have read that it is unsafe to log in to accounts using public wifi. My question is: If I log in (for example to Gmail) using a ...
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What does it mean when Reaver returns a PIN but no passphrase?
Usually when it's done, the WPA passphrase/password is listed immediately below the WPS PIN.
Any idea what it means when it's absent from the results?
I also tried entering the PIN directly, using ...
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Accessing WPA/WPA2 password from native auth form on a rogue router
I'm trying to wrap my head around the WPA/WPA2 4-way handshake in an attempt to determine if it is possible for a rogue wireless access point to retrieve a plaintext (or hashed) version of a router's ...
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Emails on iOS and public Wifi
On iOS, you enter your password, once, and you can then check your emails via the email app.
Does the app send the password everytime it updates your email?
Is it secure to check your emails this ...
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Could an attacker grab my wifi password from ethernet?
If an attacker plugged a standard outlet-to-ethernet adapter into an outlet inside my house, and then plugged in an ethernet-to-usb adapter into a raspberry pi, would the raspberry pi connect to the ...
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Wireless Access Point CONF? Edit [duplicate]
Is it possible that for instance I have one access point that it requires a password for authorization to access to modem and internet.
I want to edit this step like a user when he/she click to the ...
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Why don't WiFi networks tell you that you have the wrong password?
On my Ubuntu if I enter the incorrect password for a WiFi, there is a brief pause and then I am prompted to enter it again. With the identical dialogue. I noticed the same, or similar behavior with ...
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How To Protect My Personal University Account from an SSID spoofed AP? [duplicate]
On our campus, there are WiFi routers almost everywhere (at least inside buildings) but some areas definitely have a spottier connection, since the campus is quite large and there are many big open ...
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How can I protect my WiFi if I have two routers?
I have a main desktop computer in my basement. It is connected to a modem box that my ISP gave me, which is also wireless. They also recommended a stronger wireless router, from Linksys, that would ...
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How to choose a good (and easy to use) WiFi password?
Over the last few months I have had to enter WiFi passwords into smart phones, TVs, printers, etc. None of these have real keyboard and they make it hard to enter long passwords or passwords that ...
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Generate password list with specific keywords and length
I need to generate a list of passwords to try penetrating into a wi-fi network. I have a pretty big list of keywords and I want to use them to generate as many possible passwords as possible, which ...
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Somebody hacked my router and changed my wifi SSID
One of my neighbours hacked the password of my router and he uses my limited internet package. I change the wifi SSID almost daily, but he can hack it easily.
Today, he changed the SSID to a hate ...
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I tried to break my WiFi: is 8 uppercase letter strong enough?
My Wi-Fi WPA-PSK password looked pretty weak: 8 uppercase letter. I have checked with another router from the same provider and the pattern is the same.
To see how weak this is I tried to hack it ...
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Login on public Wi-Fi networks using HTTPS [duplicate]
Is it safe to log in to my e-mail account with my iPad's Safari through a public Wi-Fi network (let's suppose someone is eavesdropping the traffic) provided that the e-mail provider uses HTTPS?
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What would be the most efficient way of brute forcing a wifi key [duplicate]
I was wondering how can a brut force of my wifi be prevented so I want to know the best technique that can be used to brute force it first, so protection isn't my question. My question is: What brute ...
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WifiPhisher not creating a fake access point
I recently came to know about WifiPhisher. To test it, I set up an access point using my Windows laptop and tried to obtain its password using this tool in my Ubuntu machine. So, when I run the ...
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Do WiFi passwords remain accessible significantly after logging in?
"... they'll go to the taskbar and look at the properties of the WiFi
router to get the password."
is a quote from another question on this site, and is in the context of WiFi passwords.
The ...
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"Sniffing" Wifi Password? [duplicate]
I wonder if the follwing is possible:
Assume you want to gain access to the AP "ap".
Isn't it possible to set up a hotspot with the same BSSID, so that clients think that you are ap and send the ...
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What kind of backdoor can be made after hacking wi-fi? [closed]
I'm interested to know if A hacks B's wifi password, what can A do to gain persistent access to the router even after B changes the wifi password? Secondly, how can we detect the backdoor and patch it?...
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How to get a Network's WIFI Password through CMD? [closed]
I found that Wifi's Password can be retrived using the network and sharing wizard in Windows, And Technicaly theres no way to store Passwords/collection of bytes in the memory after switching/shutting ...
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