NegativeSpace Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I know what WPA is, but when, in setting up WPA security, does one choose a pass phrase? As far as I know, the only "pass phrase" is the encryption key. I've read some stuff about WPA cracking, and people are talking about using a bruteforce with a dictionary file to discover the networks pass phrase in order to get access to the network. I've never had to choose any pass phrase when I've set up WPA on my networks. If other people have this pass phrase, how come I don't have one? Can someone explain this to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The "passphrase" is the encryption key that your network is using, so you are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 The "passphrase" is the encryption key that your network is using, so you are correct. It's not just the encryption key, but that is all the user needs to know in order to use the network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NegativeSpace Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 It's not just the encryption key, but that is all the user needs to know in order to use the network. OK, so the information I was reading was just unclear in its terminology. So can I just use my routers configuration to change the encryption key to whatever I want it to be, as in a 63 character random sequence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 OK, so the information I was reading was just unclear in its terminology. So can I just use my routers configuration to change the encryption key to whatever I want it to be, as in a 63 character random sequence? Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 D'oh! I wonder why I was thinking that it was just the encryption key.. maybe since all you need is the "passphrase" or key to access the network. *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 its the version wpa1 is 64bit and wpa2 is 128 i think not 100% sure im just getting to grips with aircrack and wow check my first post :) yey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbency Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 WPA-PSK encryption requires a passphrase to be entered to get access to the network. some software also allows the key to be entered directly in the form of 64 hexadecimal digits. It is therefore occasionally useful to be able to calculate the 64-digit hexadecimal key that correspons to a given passphrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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