WPA2 can be hacked relatively quickly (in terms of hacking) ~6 - 12 hours.
There's only 11000 combinations using a backdoor that I know about.
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With privacy being such a hot topic, what is your stance with different devices?
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WPA2 can be hacked relatively quickly (in terms of hacking) ~6 - 12 hours.
There's only 11000 combinations using a backdoor that I know about.
lowendlinux
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I was going to bring that up but thought better of it..
No I'm talking about the number of combinations necessary to break WPS which is on by default for a majority of WPA2 capable routers.
WPS works under an 8 digit pin code.
9999 9999
The first 4 take the longest, the next 3 work in conjunction with the last being a checksum
so 0-9 for the first 4 digits (10,000), 0-9 for the next 3 digits(1,000), and a checksum which has to coincide with the previous 3 digits.
Okay, that would be correct. I didn't even think about the WPS pin code.
No worries, that's the point of hacking, hit the vector no one even thinks about. I did edit my post a little to explain why it was only 11000.
Yea, I always turn that off and just leave the push button enabled. It is pretty dumb to enable that as default.
circatee
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Seriously, once your data is out there, do you really have that much control over it? NO! The company(ies) can tell you their stance is no sharing/selling of data etc., but again we have no control. Well, except to not load our data on a particular website.
However, when it comes to banks, credit cards and the likes, I EXPECT properly security and privacy. Then again, I feel the respective company has more to lose. Yes, I could be inconvenienced, but...
However, when it comes to banks, credit cards and the likes, I EXPECT properly security and privacy. Then again, I feel the respective company has more to lose. Yes, I could be inconvenienced, but...
When you sign up for their services (free or paid) you sign a contract when you click agree. This contract states that you will keep up your half of the deal and the company will keep up their end of the deal, if the company can no longer hold their end, they must notify you within 30 days, most give 60 - 90 day warnings that the service is ending, which should be enough time for you to get your data back. You can also write a letter or email the company if you will be away for extended time and ask that they hold your data until you can retrieve it.
If they breach the contract, they get sued, if you breach your end of the contract, you lose your data.
As a free user, your contract is basically use their services for your data, if you stop using their service then you should retrieve your data or lose it until you use their services again.