[Tfug] Why would *anyone* leave a door open?

[Choprboy]

On Thursday 27 August 2009 18:43, Jordan Aberle wrote:
> WPA2 Pre-shared key can be anywhere from 8 - 63 characters long.  If it's a
> simple word in lower case and you are able to capture the four way
> handshake then sure it can be cracked but anything halfway complex over the
> 8 character limit is going to be close to impossible.  Dictionary attack is
> required.
> http://lastbit.com/pswcalc.asp


Actually no.... A WPA2 pre-shared key is 256bits, 64 hexadecimal characters. 
Most manufactures allow you to enter an 8+ character passphrase, which is 
then hashed using a common function into a 64 hex character shared key.... 
Most in the general population can not accurately copy a 20 digit license key 
for their software, let alone 64 digits for the WPA into 2 or more devices. 
It is the 8-12 character passphrases which can be easily dictionary 
matched... not the 64 character key.


Adrian