[LUAU] WPA or WPA2?

[jonr at destar.net]

Quoting Jim Thompson <jim at netgate.com>:

>
> On Feb 28, 2008, at 5:49 AM, jonr at destar.net wrote:
>
>> Quoting Kristian Erik Hermansen <kristian.hermansen at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:46 PM,  <jonr at destar.net> wrote:
>>>> I have a friend who setup a wireless network using wpa2 and he asked
>>>> me how he could tell for sure he is using wpa2. After searching for
>>>> awhile and not finding what I was looking for I am asking here. I know
>>>> there are some really knowledgeable wireless people down there. I
>>>> won't mention any names but their initials are Jim Thompson. :)
>>>
>>> There are many ways.  Check out any wifi sniffing tools.  kismet,
>>> airsniff, airsnort, aircrack, netstumbler, etc...
>>> --
>>> Kristian Erik Hermansen
>>> --
>> Thanks Kristian, I was hoping I wouldn't have to install anything   
>> just to verify that simple question.
>
> WPA2 is a product certification that is available through the Wi-Fi
> Alliance. WPA2 certifies that wireless equipment is compatible with the
> IEEE 802.11i standard. The WPA2 product certification formally replaces
> Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the other security features of the
> original IEEE 802.11 standard. The goal of WPA2 certification is to
> support the additional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i
> standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.
>
> The only way that the sniffing tools can tell that you're running
> 802.11i (WPA2) it by looking in the beacons (or probe responses) for
> Information Elements (IEs) that advertise TKIP (WPA) or CCMP (WPA2).
>
> So if the sniffing tools say you're running WPA2 (or 802.11i, or CCMP
> (AES), then its likely that you are, but...
>
> its not perfect.
>
> Jim

Kristian and Jim,

Thank you for your replies and educating me on how to tell if I am  
using WPA or WPA2. I have passed along the information to my friend  
and he can do the rest to figure out if he has it working or not.

I appreciate the help,

Jon