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[ NNSquad ] WiFi Protected Setup Flaw Can Lead to Compromise of Router PINs


WiFi Protected Setup Flaw Can Lead to Compromise of Router PINs

http://j.mp/v5UElu  (threat post)

  "The US-CERT is warning about a vulnerability in the WiFi Protected
   Setup standard that reduces the number of attempts it would take an
   attacker to brute-force the PIN for a wireless router's setup process.
   The flaw results in too much information about the PIN being returned
   to an attacker and makes the PIN quite weak, affecting the security of
   millions of WiFi routers and access points."

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I've never trusted Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Just take the extra couple
of minutes to create a nice, long gobbledygook password of your own
and use that. And WPA2, of course.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
 - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org 
 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
 - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com 
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com 
Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein 
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com

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