The Lack of WiFi Security - Part 1

WiFi hacking has been around for some time now, and oddly enough has really received little press. Since 2001, 64 bit WEP has been breakable. That was also around the time that well known tools such as Airsnort gave the ability to break into wireless networks to the masses. This tool is only half of the equation though for you still require something to let you know if there are any wireless access points around you.

We shall now go on to look at various tools which will allow you to do some WEP cracking. Some of the tools shown are Linux based, but some have since been ported to Win32. On that note let’s get to the business of profiling some of the tools used to pull off a WiFi hack.