Internet Talk Internet Talk    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  WPA2-PSK safty          Internet Talk Forum Index -> Wireless View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Thorsten Tarrach Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:22 pm    Post subject: WPA2-PSK safty Hi, I'm wondering about WPA2 safety in the scenario of a preshared key (PSK). I'm aware that the protocol is safe by today's knowledge if they key is kept secure. But what if I share the key with another person to enable that person to use my AP. Will that break confidentiality of my communication with the AP? The AES encryption key is derived from the PSK in some form of handshake. I want to know now if someone else can obtain that key by capturing the handshake and knowing the PSK? Thanks, Thorsten Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Keith Guest Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Re: WPA2-PSK safty Thorsten Tarrach wrote: Quote: I'm wondering about WPA2 safety in the scenario of a preshared key (PSK). I'm aware that the protocol is safe by today's knowledge if they key is kept secure. But what if I share the key with another person to enable that person to use my AP. Will that break confidentiality of my communication with the AP? The AES encryption key is derived from the PSK in some form of handshake. I want to know now if someone else can obtain that key by capturing the handshake and knowing the PSK? That's a very good question, and one for which you can get a pretty definitive answer from the good people at sci.crypt. My own gut feeling is that if they sniff your handshake packets AND they have the PSK, they can decrypt the random session key, but I may well be talking balls. You need to ask the professionals. Back to top   Ads Advertising Sponsor Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Internet Talk Forum Index -> Wireless All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Internet Talk----------------Internet TalkWireless  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Australian Debt Consolidation Experts medical insurance Wedding Ring Incall and Outcall Escorts in Milan, Rome, Florence, Naples, Turin, Venice UK Telephone Sex Business Management Talk life insurance Make Your Own Website Free phone calls to Poland Cleaning Service mold killer UK Swingers Genuine Contacts Site floor machines Vacuum Bags 124 Attacks blocked Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group