On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 17:10 -0500, Dan Williams wrote: > > WEP ASCII passphrases are standardized, WEP104 passphrases are > de-facto > standard (some implemented hashing for 40-bit WEP keys, but that's not > really standardized at all), and Apple uses a completely different > hashing scheme for it's "password". > > So no, WEP doesn't have a standardized passphrase->key hashing scheme. > That's why you get 3 choices. > > WPA fixed this, where there is a standard for hashing a passphrase > into > a key, _plus_ they made it easy to differentiate a passphrase and a > hex > key, which is great because you can't do this with WEP, leading to > people using what _look_ like hex keys as actual WEP passphrases. > > Dan I am sure you think the above explanation is clear but it is not to me. >From what I have read the WEP pasphrase is the encryption key. and an ASCII passphrase is just a hex passphrase expressed in ASCII characters,
What is the difference between a passphrase and a hex key and where does hashing come in for WEP? -- ======================================================================= You know that feeling when you're leaning back on a stool and it starts to tip over? Well, that's how I feel all the time. -- Steven Wright ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
