RE: Dumb question abt. Wireless WEP security

["Sarbjit Singh Gill" <ssgill () gilltechnologies com>]

 Do a search for "Wireless Networking" in the archives. There loads of stuff
there about WEP and detailed explanation about how Authentication and
encryption works

Gill


-----Original Message-----
From: Vizo Bilisim Ltd. [mailto:vizo () vizo com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:24 PM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Dumb question abt. Wireless WEP security

Hi all,

There seems a general understanding that WEP is not secure enough, because
theoretically WEP encyrption can be broken. 

The question is abot the practical usage; how easy it is for WEP to be
broken?

Does it suffice to sniff the wireless network for one hour, or do we need to
sniff for few days? What happens if the wireless network is periodically
stopped let's say every 10 hours for 15 minutes,   

Regards,

Veli I. Cigirgan
Vizo Bilisim Sistemleri Ltd.
Istanbul
Tel:+90(212)210 2657
Fax:+90(212)210 3678 


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