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Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for 802.11-based wireless networks.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol for 802.11-based wireless networks. WEP uses the RC4 stream cipher. The protocol is now known to be flawed, and breaking into networks that use it is considered trivial.

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When running a WEP fragmentation attack on an AP with no clients, how are the first few bytes of keystream obtained?

As I've understood Andrea Bittau's fragmentation attack, an attacker can obtain a keystream of arbitrary length if he can first obtain a very small keystream of about 8 bytes. I understand that this small keystream can be obtained by intercepting an…
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Set up a WEP network as safely as possible

WEP is dead and no one should use it... but I have a couple of devices that I would like to use (mainly an original DS that does not support any of the newer standards) Is it possible to set up a usable WEP wifi network that isn't a gaping hole into…
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Implementing WEP into my office infrastructure

If I am implementing WEP into my office infrastructure, which application should I be less concerned about? File Share Traffic Printer Traffic Exchange Mail Server Traffic SSL Traffic Answer would be appreciated with appropriate reasoning. Note: I…
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