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CWatters
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      09-22-2003, 01:02 PM
Ok daft question...

The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64 bit WEP.

In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10 x 4 =
40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?

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John T
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      09-22-2003, 01:54 PM
"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64
> bit WEP.
>
> In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10
> x 4 = 40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?


You're missing something.

The other bits are used for protocol overhead.

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Selar Rao
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      09-22-2003, 01:59 PM
A 64 bit WEP key is made up of a static 40 bit key (which you specified) + a
24 bit initialisation vector which is generated at random for each frame.
This is why you are only allowed to specify 40 bits or 10 hex.

"CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ok daft question...
>
> The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64 bit

WEP.
>
> In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10 x 4 =
> 40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?
>
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Tony Morgan
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      09-22-2003, 05:18 PM
In message <GpCbb.33722$(E-Mail Removed)>, CWatters
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>Ok daft question...
>
>The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64 bit WEP.
>
>In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10 x 4 =
>40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?


An additional 24 factory-set bits are added to the 40-bit input to
generate the 64-bit encryption key. The 24 factory-set bits are not
user-configurable.

802.11b products, BTW, typically support four WEP keys, but some
manufacturers support only one key. We should therefore ensure that both
our 802.11b access and client adapters' configurations match.
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      09-22-2003, 07:56 PM
Tony Morgan <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> 802.11b products, BTW, typically support four WEP keys, [...]


Would this be (any of) all four keys at the same time, or are
you locked into just one until you physically change it in some
configuration menu ??

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      09-23-2003, 07:53 AM
On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, CWatters wrote:
> Ok daft question...
>
> The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64 bit WEP.
>
> In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10 x 4 =
> 40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?


Title question: One more than 63. Duh.

Posted question: 40 one enters, plus 24 that it uses (LSH of its ethernet
address?) internally makes 64.


[LSH = Lesser Significant Half]
 
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Selar Rao
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      09-23-2003, 09:10 AM
Absurd answer. You are a skilled practitioner of the fine art of
bullshitting.

"John T" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "CWatters" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >
> > The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64
> > bit WEP.
> >
> > In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10
> > x 4 = 40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?

>
> You're missing something.
>
> The other bits are used for protocol overhead.
>
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Selar Rao
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      09-23-2003, 09:12 AM
The additional 24 bits are not factory preset, they are generated at at
random for each ip datagram and included in each 802.11x frame.

"Tony Morgan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In message <GpCbb.33722$(E-Mail Removed)>, CWatters
> <(E-Mail Removed)> writes
> >Ok daft question...
> >
> >The manual for my WLAN card says enter a 10 digit Hex number for 64 bit

WEP.
> >
> >In my day a hex digit was 4 bits and represented numbers (0-F) so 10 x 4

=
> >40 bits not 64... or am I missing something?

>
> An additional 24 factory-set bits are added to the 40-bit input to
> generate the 64-bit encryption key. The 24 factory-set bits are not
> user-configurable.
>
> 802.11b products, BTW, typically support four WEP keys, but some
> manufacturers support only one key. We should therefore ensure that both
> our 802.11b access and client adapters' configurations match.
> --
> Tony Morgan
> Smile in the face of adversity - and adversity will probably
> think you're taking the piss and kick the shit out of you.



 
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Selar Rao
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      09-23-2003, 09:15 AM
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> Title question: One more than 63. Duh.
>
> Posted question: 40 one enters, plus 24 that it uses (LSH of its ethernet
> address?) internally makes 64.
>
>
> [LSH = Lesser Significant Half]


Duh! yourself! Read the doco on WEP.



 
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      09-23-2003, 11:58 AM
"Selar Rao" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The additional 24 bits are not factory preset, they are generated at
> at random for each ip datagram and included in each 802.11x frame.


Just out of curiosity, how is that not part of the protocol?

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