You mean you can choose an unlimited set of characters as the key??
Random files that I use are usually binary files that I created by self. Like rich text documents that I made, photos that I took or executable files that I compiled. 2007/3/30, Jeremy Huiskamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
The obvious problem with that is that you're only choosing a limited character and we all know it now ;). Also, what's your definition of "random file"? Jeremy On 29-Mar-07, at 9:58 PM, Sunnz wrote: > Actually I always uses a sha1sum of a random file that I have and I > make sure I have that file on all my computers... should be random and > long enough? > > 2007/3/30, Damon McMahon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> > From: "Nick !" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Date: 29 March 2007 2:16:31 PM >> > To: OpenBSD-Misc <misc@openbsd.org> >> > Subject: Re: Long WEP key >> > >> > >> > On 3/29/07, Lars Hansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> Maxime DERCHE wrote: >> >> > IMHO you should think to configure your AP to provide a WAP- >> based >> >> > encryption... >> >> >> >> WAP-based encryption? Do you mean WPA? >> >> >> > >> > And to answer the original question: because OpenBSD doesn't >> support >> > WPA, and Theo has claimed somewhere that I can never find the >> link to >> > that WPA gives a false sense of security anyway. >> > >> > -Nick >> > >> >> From most of my reading a few months ago WPA-PSK is considered >> reasonably secure provided the pre-shared key is long enough... for >> some reason I can't find my references, but from memory depending on >> the source a minimum of around 34 to 39 random ASCII characters (50+ >> alphanumeric characters) is quoted. >> >> Obviously that's a very long passphrase in anyone's language and >> that's the problem. Most people (understandably) choose a passphrase >> at most one-third that length and in this situation WPA-PSK may be >> considered even less secure than the (deservedly) derided WEP. >> >> > > > -- > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
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