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Re: Legality of WEP Cracking
From: DaKahuna <da.kahuna () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 15:39:43 -0400
On May 18, 2007, at 7:47 PM, Morning Wood wrote:
The UK law is clear, I quote from the UK Computer Misuse Act 1990 (http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1990/Ukpga_19900018_en_2.htm):from what I understand here in the US... "sniffing the air" is legal"connecting to an AP you do not have explicit permission" is illegal"possession of an access restriction device" eg: WEP keythat you are not explicitly allowed permission is illegalcapturing airborne packets "may" be legal, but the moment you begin to"try" to "crack" a WEP key, you would be entering access restriction device realm instantly. ( do not pass GO! ) , as well, simply connecting to yourtarget AP is illegal from the get-go ( gimme your dice! )but my understanding is only a perspective, which may or not be completelyaskew...
How about this scenario.I am sitting in a Starbuck$ and am connected to the T-Mobile Wireless service.
I start Wireshark and capture all the packets I am seeing from the WAP. Is this legal or illegal? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Are you using SPI, Watchfire or WhiteHat? Consider getting clear vision with Cenzic See HOW Now with our 20/20 program! http://www.cenzic.com/c/2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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