On 18/4/23 21:36, Jesper Dybdal wrote:
Is it secured with
wpa2?
Yes. The password is not easy to guess, and the neighbors do not know
it. I think (but I may remember that incorrectly) that I checked the
log file in the access point and found nothing suspicious.
Coincidentally I was checking on ways to break into a WiFi network today.
I should explain that for the first time yesterday I added a laptop to
my network by pressing a button on the wireless access point. It avoids
the need to type in my particularly long WPA2 password.
On reflection this sounded odd to me on and researching and I found
there are no security checks. The button is pressed and for a few
seconds any device in range can make a permanent connection without
password.
There is a second PIN mode where an attacker can brute force an 8 digit PIN.
The final mode that I'm used to is the Private Shared Key mode where the
user knows the WPA2 password.
The only way to be sure you are secure is to check the client list on
the router. If you have something you don't recognise then that may be
an intruder. However even that may not be sufficient so tools like nmap
can locate active hosts on your wifi network. Finally, wireshark can
monitor at the layer 2 level to identify unusual MAC addresses.
--
Jeremy
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