Wireless security topics including 802.11, Bluetooth, and others.
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someone attack my wireless [on hold]
02/27/2015 15:30:03 sending ACK to 192.168.2.3
02/27/2015 15:26:11 sending OFFER to 192.168.2.2
02/27/2015 15:25:10 sending OFFER to 192.168.2.2
02/27/2015 15:25:10 sending ACK to 192.168.2.3
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Can a wireless headphone (bluetooth) contain malware?
Can a wireless (bluetooth) headphone store data? Also, if it can, then can someone put malware in it? I assume that the device must necessarily be able to store some sort of data, since it has buttons ...
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Spying on insulated cables (electromagnetic/induction field)
I hope this is the right forum to ask this question. If not, please tell me where to go.
From my understanding most cables have an electromagnetic field around them when data passes through them and ...
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Why is the WLAN-Implementation so bad
If you are with your phone out of the house and you have wlan enabled. Your phone is screaming out to world i'm looking for the wlan with the name "yourhomewlanname". If someone has the router ...
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Man in the middle attack, bridging wlan interface to virtual wired interface at0
I'm trying to execute a Man in the Middle attack on my mobile phone, I have two wireless cards, one inbuilt in the laptop, running AR9285 atheros drivers, the 2nd is an Alfa AWUS036NHA card with an ...
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How to stop programs like airodump-ng from seing my client's MAC ID and sending deauth packets?
I'm quite familiar on the aircrack-ng suite and I was wondering if there is a way to stop airodump-ng mon0 from seeing my client's MAC IDs? This is very sensitive information a program can get without ...
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Am I at risk of WiFi bandits? [duplicate]
I live in a household that has Ethernet and WiFi access. 5 of us use it, but I'm the only one who connects my smartphone to use the Internet. Is it possible for my activity to be watched?
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Is it possible to prevent an attacker from capturing my WI-FI handshake on WPA-2 AES?
For quite a while I've been experimentally hacking wireless routers by capturing handshakes and Decrypting them using oclHashcat on my computer. even the most complicated passwords won't take longer ...
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How is PayPass/payWave secure when PIN is required after presenting the card to the contactless terminal?
The popular claim is that a chip-and-PIN payment card is more secure than a card with magnetic strip because the card data is hidden deep inside the chip and the ATM or POS terminal sends the entered ...
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promiscuous vs monitor mode in 802.11
I've been reading up on promiscuous mode and monitor mode as they relate to 802.11 networks. I understand the difference, which is explained here:
What is the difference between Promiscuous and ...
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Bank login in foreign country
I have friends andfamily that travel/live in foreign countries and compromised unsecure wireless networks and credit card scanners have always been a problem. I was recently asked a question about ...
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WEP man in the middle
my workplace is currently using a wireless router that is secured using WEP. If I connect a laptop to the wireless router with a cable, would someone that has cracked the password still be able to ...
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How Modification attacks works?
Theoretically...
In Active attacks we have "modification attack"...ie
"In a message modification attack, an intruder alters packet header addresses to direct a message to a different destination or ...
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Can the packets of a wireless network be sniffed by a user who is not present in that network?
1.If an user knows the frequency used by a wireless network, is he able to collect the packets from that network? Those packets may be encrypted, but can
he collect those packets?
2.If the user has ...
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Why do coffee shops not use WPA/WPA2? Would it solve many problems if they did?
So I'm looking into public WiFi security in places such as hotels, coffee shops etc. It seems the current standard is just to use open wi fi connections in many of these locations. I would assume this ...
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What is the best home wireless network encryption algorithm to use?
What is the best home wireless network encryption algorithm to use? I realize the best answer will probably change over time, and hopefully people can provide updated answers as new standards come ...
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Data on Malicious WiFi Network
Let's assume that I unwittingly connect to a malicious WiFi network and visit websites. By malicious, I mean the network has been set up for the purpose of stealing data.
From what I've read, using ...
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Anything more i can do to be more safer? [closed]
Wi-fi security:
WPS disabled
WPA2-PSK + AES + 54.000 SECONDS(15h) Group Key Update Period
UpnP disabled
Spi firewall enable
All ALG enable
Ignore ping packet from WAN and Lan to router
Default ...
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Strange device in routers client list
Due to a high number of clients connected to one of my routers I recently changed it's password and reboot it. I also disabled WPS. The router is a ZyXEL Prestige 660.
After the reboot the client ...
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Securing Laptop's Wireless
When ones goes into a public space, like a train or plane, how does one prevent their previously joined SSIDs from being broadcast? I noticed that my phone and tablet tend to try to join these ...
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Shielding electromagnetic wave
I tried putting mobile phone in a microwave oven and close it, putting the phone in a fridge, a cooker and close it,... every time the phone still can receive the call from other phone which means ...
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What is the best way to run MitM attack on my wireless network?
For research purpose, I want to launch a MitM attack on computers that are connected to my wireless network.
I wonder what is the best way to do so. Notice that I control the router, and do not want ...
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Mechanisms to prevent error propagation in wireless networks with respect to the avalanche effect [closed]
I was wondering what mechanisms exists that could be used to prevent error propagation in wireless networks and especially with respect to the avalanche effect.
I know ARQ and FEC can be used, but ...
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Enabling wifi or bluetooth before user login in Linux
What would the security implications be of enabling and using wifi and / or bluetooth before a user logs into the system in a Linux box?
Thanks for your help!
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Remediation against relay attacks (ie. NFC)
Question first: Is there any remediation for passive MITM?
I've come across examples of NFC relay attacks which use phones to get around the proximity requirement for NFC payments.
It looks ...
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What are European security standards in setting up a wireless ad hoc network?
I would like to know the major security standards I must follow while setting up an ad hoc wireless network in an organization situated in Europe. I am not sure about the length of my answer. If its ...
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Keyboards using 2.4GHz with AES
I got a Microsoft Sculpt keyboard, as it seems to be a small improvement over the much loved Ergo 4000. (What I'd give to have an Ergo 4000 with CheryMX Blues...)
On various sites, they have this one ...
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Can I create a fake AP with my wireless card? [closed]
I type iw list and these are the supported modes:
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
When I run hostapd hostapd.conf I get this:
Failed to create ...
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Is it even possible to hack a television channel?
In spite of all the hacking news in the recent few years I never heard of someone who managed to hack a TV channel. What makes them so secure?
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Is (WEP) shared key authentication secure?
I've been reading up on wireless authentication and shared key authentication sounds completely bonkers. I know WEP is very insecure and breaking it with aircrack-ng takes 5-15 minutes but this sounds ...
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Is it possible to detect the type of key required when connecting to a wireless network?
So I was wondering if I could determine if a wireless network is asking for a specific type of key such as WEP/WPA ect? Or if it just takes the one you give it and processes that?
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Is there any way to hack the password of my neighbour WPA-PSK and WEP connection [closed]
Is there any way to hack the password of my neighbour WPA-PSK and WEP connection of WI-FI without using a keylogger.
I tried a lots of softwares and efforts but unsuccessful. Can any one suggest. I ...
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Could SSL-like encryption be used for not password-protected wireless access points?
I'm looking at ways an outsider (i.e. someone without a possible password) of the network could sniff the communication within the network, specifically focusing on WLAN.
This is what I understand ...
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Identification info that my wireless card sends to the (wifi) network
Are any other identification information that my wireless card sends to the Wi-Fi network apart from the MAC address ? If so are they changeable?
Let's say, for example, that I connect to a Wi-Fi ...
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Can AES encryption prevent modifying bits in a wireless protocol?
I'm building an application with NFC which is a wireless communication protocol. An attacker can modify bits in a wireless communication protocol. I want to prevent this. I know we can't prevent an ...
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How does EAP/PEAP integrate with modern security protocols?
How exactly does Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)/Protected EAP integrate into modern security protocols?
What I know (or not know) so far...
It's used by wireless networks utilizing ...
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Open wireless network and OpenWRT isolation function - any risk?
What security risks would be caused by using a wireless router with no encryption for the wifi and by configuring it with:
vi /etc/config/wireless
option isolate 1
"HW" isolation. Running OpenWRT. ...
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Free hotspot: Open wifi vs. WPA2 wifi with known password
If we would want to give internet for free via WIFI, then what would be the better option and why from a security standpoint if we could only choose between:
A non-encrypted wireless network setup
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Creating a secure home network - Which firm ware should I use and how should I configure my firewall?
I am starting to take on more and more enterprise clients while working remotely from my home office. I have a pretty secure network at the moment, but I have a lot hardware that I am not using and ...
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Installed some software over a public insecure wireless network — should I consider myself compromised?
A couple months earlier, I made the mistake of downloading some software over an insecure wireless network and running it without checking its integrity. I am now considering reinstalling my system, ...
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WiFi Hotspot's Evil Twin
So an Evil Twin Wifi hotspot is a hotspot with the same SSID and/or same MAC that when the victim auto-connect to this hotspot, all traffic go through this evil twin and thus the information ...
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Bruteforce using crunch and Aircrack (custom starting number?)
I'm trying to do a Bruteforce attack on a handshake taken from my wireless network that is not WPS enabled. The reason I'm doing it is because I'm testing how strong a 10 digit phone number is as a ...
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What's the most secure way to send information from one device to another?
I need to send sensitive information from one piece of hardware to another. I was thinking wifi, but if someone obtains the password, it wouldn't be encrypted. I don't think you can use ssl unless ...
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Does an insecure computer on my home wireless network threaten other machines?
I have a DD-WRT based wireless network with strong password security. However, other machines on the network may not be as protected as mine. If these machines are compromised, need I fear the ...
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What is a secure mechanism for wireless communication between Android and Ubuntu?
I have come across a few Android apps that provide various features for communicating with a desktop machine (sending text or typing in one direction or another, controlling the desktop pointer with ...
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Phones broadcast the SSIDs of all networks they have ever connected to. How can these be obtained by an attacker?
I just watched an interesting talk from Glen Glenn Wilkinson titled: The Machines that Betrayed their Masters.
He said that your phone is constantly broadcasting all the SSIDs it has ever connected ...
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What are the weaknesses of WPA with TKIP?
I am researching about the weaknesses of WPA with TKIP. I have an idea that the AES-CCMP mode is better than TKIP, but what are the weakest points of TKIP? Also, I am wondering about the disadvantages ...
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How can I trace MAC address of not asosciated devices in my WiFi network?
I'm looking for hints to solve my problem.
I would like to trace all devices that are in my surroundings.
I know how do it when someone already access to my WiFi network, but I'm also interested to ...
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De-auth attack Reason codes and possible reaction
I am learning about Deauth attacks and how they work. I see that the Deauth frame has a reason code which indicates the reason for the deauth. I have tested the attack with aircrack-ng and this reason ...
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Can I perform WEP cracking from several laptops against 1 AP
I have successfully being able to perform WEP key cracking attack using aircrack tool. I want to allow my students to test this in a lab environment. They will be working fro their own laptops against ...
