Tim Newsham Cracking WEP Keys
1Tim Newsham
Cracking WEP Keys
In this talk, Tim Newsham will apply the techniques of password cracking to the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) protocol used to secure 802.11 traffic. The presentation will cover the basics of the WEP protocol and how keying material is configured and then illustrate techniques to perform traditional password grinding on the keys. A weakness in one of the key generators that permits very fast recovery of keys will also be discussed.
Timothy Newsham is a computer security researcher with @Stake with interests in networking protocols and UNIX system security. He received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii and his Masters in Computer Science at the University of Arizona. Tim has developed computer security products for Internet Security Systems, Secure Networks and Network Associates and held a research position at Guardent in the past. He is perhaps best known for his papers "The Problem with Random Increments" which he wrote while at Guardent, and "Insertion, Evasion and Denial of Service: Eluding Network Intrusion Detection" which he co-authored with Thomas Ptacek while at Secure Networks.
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