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Wireless Broadband Security Essentials

Wireless Broadband Security Essentials

In today’s wireless world, everyone knows how important it is to secure their internet connection from hackers, viruses and people just trying to piggyback your broadband. Although WPA and WPA-2 offers greater security than the older Wireless Equivalent Privacy or WEP keys, which can now be easily cracked, a lot of older hardware isn’t compatible with this new encryption leaving many people to rely on WEP keys to protect their PCs.

We have built a WEP / WPA key generator to help you stay on top of your wireless security.

Even if you do have to use WEP, there are still steps that you can take to improve your wireless security. Most people create one password for their WiFi - usually a word they will remember or a password they use for other logins - and keep it for months if not years.

However, the simpler your WEP or WPA key, and the longer you keep the same one, the easier it will become for hackers to access your computer and your personal information.

That’s why we’ve created a Key Generator for our users. Simply click refresh or press F5 on your keyboard and the generator will present a list of 64, 128 and 256bit WEP keys as well as 64, 128, 256 and even 504bit WPA keys for you to choose from.

Each key is unique and the same one will never be generated twice so you can change your access key as often as you like.

Automatic WEP Encryption Keys (Press F5 or Refresh)

Encryption TypeEncryption LengthEncryption Key
WEP64bit99E624F941
WEP128bit5867E044D8DB5B750C5F7AA313
WEP256bit346C10C93FF6117D05E0777EEE01EED61680B2222DE924EEB4350B8C19

Automatic WPA Encryption Keys (Press F5 or Refresh)

Encryption TypeEncryption LengthEncryption Key
WPA64bitvmhVE8ss
WPA128bitkZq,VSnnsQBppXY-
WPA256bitaG55aC&l8VS$G%49hbb,&uAJ%HixK+v&
WPA504bit5IenV6a8%3FFz!OcN$uxrZmlgFMMokWWzIG!\!LLq3x!8Velj3wIBWqdGWujW//

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1 person has commented on Wireless Key Generator.

  1. I have recently upgraded the broadband you give me and got a free wireless router I am unable to access the router because I am on windows 98 second edition and the computer upstairs is xp pro but it does not recognise the wireless doggle with the computer any advise please ?
    - andy hind, nottingham, Nov 1 2008 6:42PMPost a comment | Report Abuse
     
 
 
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