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Wi-Fi Protected Access - security protocol and security certification program to secure wireless computer networks.

Wi-Fi Protected Access - security protocol and security certification program to secure wireless computer networks.

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Why is the WPA2-PSK key length limited to 63 characters?

I wonder why there is a limit of just 63 characters for the passphrase of WPA2-PSK. It's not even a power of two and looks very unusual to me, but surely there's some deeper meaning to this number.
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How do you view ETW events created by EventSource using Windows Performance Analyzer?

I would like to fire ETW events using EventSource and view them with Windows Performance Analyzer. I have a basic EventSource: [EventSource(Name = "BasicEventSource")] public class ETWLogger : EventSource { #if DEBUG private const bool…
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How to connect to WPA_EAP WIFI on Android with 4.3 API

Recently Android added the ability to connect to EAP WIFI with API 18 (JellyBean 4.3). I have looked for a number of examples, but can't find any examples, and I can't get my code to connect. Everything appears to work as expected, but making the…
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Connecting to a protected WiFi from Python on Linux

I'm creating a software for Ubuntu Linux that needs to connect to a WiFi AP. The WiFi network is not predefined and can change several times during a single run of the software (the user is the one who orders the change). The idea is this: given a…
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Web app manifest orientation property: What is the difference between its properties?

What is the difference between "any" and "natural" ? What is the difference between "landscape", "landscape-primary" and "landscape-secondary" ? What is the difference between "portrait", "portrait-primary" and "portrait-secondary" ?
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wpa-handshake with python - hashing difficulties

I try to write a Python program which calculates the WPA-handshake, but I have problems with the hashes. For comparison I installed cowpatty (to see where I start beeing wrong). My PMK-generation works fine, but the PTK-calculation alsways seems to…
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What's the purpose of the key_mgmt attribute within wpa_supplicant? Does it need to be explicitly define?

I'm writing a bash script that is intended to update a Raspberry Pi's wifi settings contained with /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf (running raspbian 9 stretch). As per the official Raspberry Pi documentation, I am making use of the…
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Configure Wifi (hidden SSID) on Raspbian (EDIMAX Wifi Adapter)

I have trouble connecting to the wifi network with my Raspberry Pi (Raspbian Wheezy) in combination with EDIMAX EW-7811UN Wireless USB Adapter. I already used this combination to connect to my parents wifi (WPA with a non-hidden wifi)…
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How to capture all wireless network traffic wireshark and wpa2?

Ok, so I want to do some tests on my network. I have a wireless network, with a WPA2 password. I have the password, it's my own router. I have 3 laptops in here, and I want to capture all the traffic from the router with Wireshark. I've first set my…
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How does (via an API) Google get my Wifi password for use like in the GoogleCast app?

I need to configure a hardware device that I am developing to be on a Wifi network. It has Wifi (embedded linux), and I want to have a setup application on Android, almost exactly like the GoogleCast app…
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Could not connect to wpa_supplicant: wlan0 - re-trying

I work on embedded device and I am configuring the WLAN module (QCA6174 - ath10k driver) with wpa_supplicant. I load the driver modules (backports-20151120): insmod /lib/modules/3.10.65-b2196-h301/wlan/compat.ko; insmod…
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How can I get the list of surrounding wireless accessing points using node.js?

Environment Linux Ubuntu node.js v0.6.12 Goal I'd like to be able to get the list of APs available / network names (SSIDs) I may want to select a specific SSID. My ultimate goal is to be able to check on wifi signal strength and quality in order…
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the meaning of the output from iwlist scan

i have a question to the output of iwlist scan. for instance i have the following result. There are multiple entries with IE. What does the IE stand for? Becasue there are multiple entries i guess there are different encryption options for this…
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Why there is no WPA3?

I'm a beginner in WLAN security. I was going through various articles and noticed that WEP, WPA and even WPA2 (Hole 196) has some drawback. I came to know that, if the Group Temporal Key is made unique for clients, then the Hole 196 vulnerability…
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How To Run a Flutter Web Application Offline?

I got a problematic assignment from my employers. I was given the task of developing simple software that will run strictly on Google Chrome, without attempting to connect to the web (Security reasons). I know flutter development and I feel…
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