07-22-2009, 06:46 PM
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
I think WPA2 might be the "best" that is commonly available but do not assume it is unbreakable. I have heard that there are utilities that can break it faster than you can type in a password.
You are thinking of WEP cracking, most likely...not WPA2.
As long as your devices' wireless cards can support it, WPA2 is the best you are going to get right now. It is still 'unbreakable' (was estimated to take several years using current tech) and was supposed to be realiably the best for the next decade or two...but that may be changing as the raw power some of these dedicated cracking apps are getting from GPUs...they have been able to crack some of these down to weeks and now even a few days; however, most of these are being used with simple ascii keys and it will only work against static keys; anyone using more complicated authentication schemes will not be at risk for now.
Just make sure your password/passphrase is slightly complex, at minimum, and never compromised or changed it you think it may be...and you should have no worries.
Don't worry about WPA2-Enterprise...virtually the same, but better in a corporate environment with many users - for home use, there is really no benefit.