 Re: Security level of wireless network
Sebastian Gottschalk wrote:
> Marek Elsner wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am writing some kind of work about security and I would like to ask
>> you what do you think.
>>
>> Consider that you went wardriving and in a random point in town you
>> start searching for available / visible wireless networks. Of course in
>> passive way you can get plenty of information, such as:
>>
>> - SSID of network
>> - WEP / WPA
>> - avarage number of packets
>> - signal strength
>> - number of all networks
>> ...
>>
>> I would like to grade security level of this point in town.
>> It can be graded in three level scale, or in 0-100 points scale, or in
>> any other way....it does not matter.
>>
>> What do you think can be the algorithm to grade the security level of
>> this research point..?
>>
>> Got any ideas or suggestions, what parameters more should be included...?
>
> Oh, you can simply add up points:
>
> SSID hidden: 0
> MAC filter: 0
> WEP: 0
> WPA: 10
> WPA+secure key: 90
>
> It the total for one is zero, then the total score for a collection is
> zero.
Going to have to disagree with you on that one.
Using your scheme....
WPA+secure key + MAC Filter = 0. Why?
Additionally, how would the OP tell the diference between WPA and
WPA+secure key without actually cracking (or attempting to crack) the
WPA key?
How does WPA without a secure key attract a weighting of 10?
Other than that, I'd have to agree with you on the numbers!
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