Feb 19, 2013 BackTrack 5: Bypassing Hidden SSID. As you already know to hack or crack the. Is the name of the probe actually the ssid of router??And also.

For example I set up a wifi network with SSID = MyNetwork. Then I connect my cell phone to it, it remembers the SSID, the password that goes with it, so that next time it automatically connects to it if it sees it in range..

Now what if a hacker sets up his wifi with the same SSID = MyNetwork? Free Turbo Grafx 16 Emulator For Psp. Html5 Pack For Dreamweaver Cs3 Download. Will my phone connect to his network or mine? I mean it has no way of knowing which one is the right one, since their SSID's are the same. Also if my phone chooses his network, will the hacker get a hold of my password, since my phone will pass my password to his router for authentication purposes?

I'm just concerned about the security of my network. It's more than just the SSID, it's also the security that your phone expects to find at your SSID. Your phone would not be able to connect to the hacker's network unless it happened to have the same security (e.g., WPA2/Personal) and the same passphrase that you are using. Also, the hacker would also have to provide a stronger signal than your home wireless in order to try to get your phone to connect to it by mistake. How likely is that, done from the street or a neighbor's house? Well, assuming his network has the correct security settings of course (he can easily find them out by looking at my network) Also, I'm not concerned about my phone connecting to his network, but about my phone sending my password to HIS router for authentication.. Well, what if he uses a good router, with a lot of power, so that my phone can't decide which signal is stronger?

Yes it will attempt to connect to his SSID. It will always attempt to connect to the strongest. WPA/WPA2 does not actually send the password ever. It is actually 4 messages that are sent you can look the details up if you are really interested. They send random numbers and special string.

If the other side cannot use his copy of the password to decrypt the string he can not send back a proper response. Because of the random numbers it makes it a lot harder to just keep trying. This is mostly done because anyone can capture this string of messages out of the air and if you actually send the password it is much easier to crack.

You can by capturing all 4 of these messages attempt to crack anyones key by brute force. This is why they recommend you have at least 8 characters and at a very minimum upper and lower case.add special characters and it becomes close to impossible to crack. WPA/WPA2 does not actually send the password ever.

It is actually 4 messages that are sent you can look the details up if you are really interested. They send random numbers and special string. If the other side cannot use his copy of the password to decrypt the string he can not send back a proper response. Because of the random numbers it makes it a lot harder to just keep trying. Thanks for the clarification! You've allayed my suspicions! Silly me, I thought it sent the password in plain text.