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Anatomy of a cryptoglitch - Apple's iOS hotspot passphrases crackable in 50 seconds

Anatomy of a cryptoglitch - Apple's iOS hotspot passphrases crackable in 50 seconds | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From nakedsecurity.sophos.com - June 23, 2013 7:33 AM
If you use your iPhone or iPad as a Wi-Fi hotspot, don't let it generate the passphrase for you.

A posse of German computer scientists has found that Apple's iOS passphrase generator may give yo...
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Researchers able to predict Apple iOS-generated hotspot passwords

Researchers able to predict Apple iOS-generated hotspot passwords | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
From www.zdnet.com - June 19, 2013 11:19 AM

 

 

 

Although iOS generates seemingly random passwords for its hotspots to eliminate the use of 'default' passwords, researchers at a German university have found that

 

 

 

===> they are able to break these passwords in under a minute. <===

 

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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Passwords

 

- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/dangers-of-wifi-in-public-places/

 

 

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