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Old 05-09-2010, 01:20 AM   #1
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LXer: How to crack a wireless WEP key using AIR Crack


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This article shortly describes simple steps on how to crack a wireless WEP key using AIR Crack software. This can be done by sniffing a wireless network, capturing encrypted packets and running appropriate encryption cracking program in attempt to decrypt captured data. WEP ( Wired Equivalent Privacy ) is quite easy to crack as it uses only one key to encrypt all traffic.

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Old 05-09-2010, 07:59 AM   #2
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YES! I can finally be a l33t hAxOr too!

By the way, is anybody besides me amused at how many Backtrack users can't get their wireless working?
 
  


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