Comments on: Major Wireless Network Security Breach – Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS Bug) PIN Brute Force Vulnerability – Reaver

By: BriteHub™ All-in-One Routers

BriteHub™ All-in-One Routers — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:25:32 +0000

Keep it up this is useful information.

By: How to Setup a Secure Wireless Network Router

How to Setup a Secure Wireless Network Router — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:01:52 +0000

[…] the router’s WPA/WPA2 password in a few hours was uncovered in December 2011. Checkout our WPS article on […]

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 00:10:41 +0000

The disable broadcast SSID is a myth. It only makes your connection unstable. Just disabling WPS is sufficient. Also Static IP, Mac Address Filtering doesn’t work.

By: Another Reason To Switch To DD-WRT: WPS Router Flaws

Another Reason To Switch To DD-WRT: WPS Router Flaws — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:42:19 +0000

[…] Here’s a list of major router models and manufacturers and if they affected by this WPS Wi-Fi Alliance issue (via SafeGadget.com): […]

By: Updated Safe Gadget Internet Security Tutorials - Security Alerts | Safegadget.com

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:28:20 +0000

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By: cabling school Fresno

cabling school Fresno — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:28:00 +0000

WPS is reportedly not working properly already, bringing more harm than security. Adapter providers must take more effort to include more security features aside from encryptions and passwords.

By: Dan S.

Dan S. — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:48:55 +0000

Excellent article on this major problem that doesn’t seem to be getting enough attention.

Luckily, I purchased a Linksys E4200 with DD-WRT from FlashRouters.com already installed so I don’t have to worry about that issue.

Thanks for writing this excellent article.

By: Thrawn

Thrawn — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:50:31 +0000

I find it hard to believe that routers are still being sold with WPS enabled – and with no warnings to the customer! – after this vulnerability was discovered. The whole point was to encourage non-technical people to secure their wireless networks, by making it easy, but it seems that the key was left under the doormat.

It’s really not that hard to choose a network name, select WPA2, and enter a passphrase. To me it seems at least as easy as trying to remember/copy an 8-digit random number. Educating people on doing things manually would have been a better move than building a whole infrastructure to make an easy task easier, even if WPS had worked properly.

By: How to Setup a Secure Wireless Network Router | Safegadget.com

How to Setup a Secure Wireless Network Router | Safegadget.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:46:31 +0000

[…] the router’s WPA/WPA2 password in a few hours was uncovered in December 2011. Checkout our WPS article on […]