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"Rick R." <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> |
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Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: 104-bit WEP Key |
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Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:41:16 -0700 (PDT) |
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That means 128bit is indeed only 104 bit "strong"?! So you can't simply compare 128/256 bit file encrytpion to 128/256 bit WiFi encryption strength then?!
Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote: On 09/28/06 10:32 am, Hakan thus wrote : > I recently came across a situation with a router that required a > 104-bit WEP key. I was told the router was a "travel" router, not > being capable of 128-bit WEP encryption. I could not get it to work > using the assigned shorter key with eCS in 128-bit encryption mode. > > If my information -- which I consider reliable -- is correct, can we > have 104-bit encryption added? > > 104-bit is indeed 128-bit (there is a 24-bit header, hence, 40-bit encryption is called 64-bit). There is no such
animal as 80-bit (plus a 24-bit header). :-)
(Hopefully, my auto-responder won't bounce to the list...)
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