WPA not cracked yet
I'll admit, when I heard that WPA, (specifically implementations using TKIP ), was cracked, my first reaction was "It's about time." This does not stem from some deep held desire to obtain free internet access from my neighbors, but instead from the fact that TKIP use RC4 . It's extremely hard to implement RC4 correctly. So much so, that in general I don't trust any encryption algorithm that uses a stream cipher vs. a block cipher , (for the crypto purists, yes block ciphers essentially become stream ciphers when put in CFB mode, but that's also when problems tend to occur ). I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm inclined to take a dire view of WPA's security. That being said, when headlines like " Wi-Fi Code Cracked in Minute " appears on the front page of Yahoo, (bad grammar and all), I really feel the need to post something. Regardless though, please understand, if you are still using WPA in TKIP mode you should at least start thi