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Maui WiFi Network Breakdown
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2010-02-05T01:30:00.000Z
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<h2 style="font: normal normal normal 18px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">GPS+ WiFi + Maui = Painfully Insecure</span></span></h2>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">I thought…</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">I thought you guys may find this interesting.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Maui WiFi Security Break Down</span></span><div><br/></div>
<p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">OPEN =</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">1168</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">of</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">3056</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">of Maui networks have</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 102);">NO SECURITY</span></strong><br/><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">WEP =</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">777</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">of</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">3056</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">of Maui networks have</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">INCREDIBLY WEAK SECURITY</span><br/><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">WPAPSK =</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">952</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">of</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">3056</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">of Maui networks are</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">REASONABLY</span></strong></span></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">SECURE</span></strong><br/><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">WPA2 =</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">93</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">of</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">3056</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">of Maui networks are</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">VERY SECURE</span><br/><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">Other =</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">66</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">of</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">3056</span></strong> <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">of Maui networks are</span> <strong><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);">HIGHLY SECURE</span></strong></span></strong></span></p>
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<p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Please note that the above numbers are estimates. Networks not broadcasting their SSID’s were not logged.</p>
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<p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><strong>63.6%</strong> of Maui Networks are Insecure. (<strong>WEP</strong> encryption is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NOT secure</span> (yes, even 128bit WEP) and is included here with the <strong>OPEN</strong> networks.)</p>
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<p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;"><strong>36.4%</strong> of Maui Networks are Reasonably Secure. I consider any network that cannot be cracked in 24 hrs reasonably secure. Please note that default and weak passwords can make even the most secure networks negligible to attack.</p>
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<p style="font: normal normal normal 14px/normal Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">You can download the <a href="http://su.pr/40HWNk">Maui WIFi Network map as a KML file</a> here.</p>