Anticipating WPS PIN Vulnerability to Secure Wireless Network

Authors

  • Indra Dwi Rianto Bina Nusantara University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21512/comtech.v4i2.2554

Keywords:

wireless network, wifi protected setup, quick security setup

Abstract

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) is a standardized function supported by numerous vendors of wireless routers and access point to help set up connection to a wireless local area network. It is designed to simplify the set up and generally enabled by default. Due to design flaw, the WPS or QSS PIN is susceptible to a brute force
attack. In this paper, we test the security vulnerability occurred, evaluate the performance and give recommendations to anticipate the attack.

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Author Biography

Indra Dwi Rianto, Bina Nusantara University

Computer Science Department, School of Computer Science

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2013-12-01

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