MacFixIt reader Guy Kuo reports a limitation in Apple's AirPort devices that prevents proper access to Windows-based wireless networks using a WEP slot key other than "1." In essence, if the wireless ...

Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point of all ...

Many of your customers may have resisted deploying wireless networking solutions because of security concerns. They know that an improperly configured wireless local area network (WLAN) can open their ...

I heard about a new WEP cracking technique. Can you explain it? WEP has been generally recognized as broken since 2001 when Fluhrer, Mantin, and Shamir, commonly known as FMS, published their paper ...

I read that a WPA implementation in a SOHO setting doesn't require an authentication server, instead a mode called "pre-shared key" will be used. How could this be more secure than WEP, since it can ...

If you're new to setting up or troubleshooting your Wi-Fi connection, you might be wondering what a network security key is. Luckily, it's not as confusing as it sounds — your network security key is ...

Providing security for wireless LANs (WLANs) presents particular challenges. In a wired network it is possible to maintain physical control over the access points (APs)-an intruder must have access to ...

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) as a wireless security solution has been analysts' wireless whipping boy for years. But, for some reason, many companies still have ...

Ars Technica's original Wireless Security Blackpaper was first published back in 2002, and in the intervening years, it has been a great reference for getting the technical lowdown on different ...